pikkuhiljaa
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Finnish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
pikku- (“little”) + hiljaa (“slowly”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
pikkuhiljaa (not comparable)
- little by little, gradually
- Alan pikkuhiljaa hermostua.
- I'm gradually getting irritated.
Further reading[edit]
- “pikkuhiljaa”, 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