kieli
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[edit] Finnish
(index ki)
[edit] Etymology
Cognate with eg. Estonian keel and North Sámi giella.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: [ˈkie̞li]
- Hyphenation: kie‧li
[edit] Noun
kieli
- language (e.g. suomi, “Finnish”)
- tongue muscle inside the mouth
- string of musical instrument (for example a violin string)
- reed of a woodwind instrument
[edit] Declension
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Declension of kieli (type pieni)
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[edit] Derived terms
- nouns: kieleke
- adjectives: kielellinen, kielevä, -kielinen
- verbs: kieliä
[edit] Compounds
[edit] Idioms
- purra kieltänsä = to hold one's tongue (to leave sthg unsaid)
[edit] Verb
kieli