heikun keikun
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably rhymed from keikkua, with influence from e.g. heilua. Use as a greeting is due to similarity with hei.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]heikun keikun (colloquial)
Interjection
[edit]heikun keikun (humorous)
- A greeting.
Further reading
[edit]- “heikun keikun”, 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 2023-07-02