turkanen

Finnish

Etymology

Proto-Finnic *turka- +‎ -nen, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *dwergaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈturkɑnen/, [ˈt̪urkɑ̝ne̞n]
• Rhymes: -urkɑnen
• Syllabification^(key): tur‧ka‧nen

Interjection

turkanen

1. damn (mild curse)

Derived terms

• turkasesti

 

Related terms

• turkasen

Further reading

• “turkanen”, 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