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kipinä

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kipinä. Related to Ingrian kipuna and Veps kibin, and also to Estonian kibe and Votic kipunõ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkipinæ/, [ˈk̟ipinæ]
  • Rhymes: -ipinæ
  • Syllabification(key): ki‧pi‧nä
  • Hyphenation(key): ki‧pi‧nä

Noun

kipinä

  1. spark
    Synonyms: säen, kipuna (dated or dialectal), kyven (dialectal, mainly Eastern Finnish), säde (dialectal, South Ostrobothnia)
    1. spark (particle of glowing matter; burst of electrical discharge)
    2. (figuratively) spark (small amount of something, which has the potential to become something greater)
  2. (colloquial) spark(s), radio operator
  3. (military slang) tent heater supervision duty

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