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purkka

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Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of purukumi + -kka

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpurkːɑ/, [ˈpurkːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -urkːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): purk‧ka
  • Hyphenation(key): purk‧ka

Noun

purkka

  1. (colloquial) chewing gum, bubble gum
    Synonym: purukumi
  2. (music) bubblegum (pop music style)
  3. (slang) kludge, hack (temporary and/or unelegant solution)

Usage notes

  • (kludge, hack): Most often used in the partitive after olla (to be).

Declension

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

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