pikkuhiljaa
Finnish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editpikku- (“little”) + hiljaa (“slowly”)
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editpikkuhiljaa (not comparable)
- little by little, gradually
- Alan pikkuhiljaa hermostua.
- I'm gradually getting irritated.
Further reading
edit- “pikkuhiljaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03