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Munkka

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Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of Munkkiniemi or Swedish Munksnäs suffixed with + -kka. Compare Sörkka, Sörkkä. The name predates the construction and naming of Munkkivuori in the 1950s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmuŋkːɑ/, [ˈmuŋkːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -uŋkːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Munk‧ka
  • Hyphenation(key): Munk‧ka

Proper noun

Munkka (colloquial, Helsinki)

  1. Munkkiniemi (place in Helsinki)
  2. (by extension) Munkkivuori (place in Helsinki)

Declension

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More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
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