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pikku

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Finnish

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Etymology

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A diminutive form of pieni with +‎ -kku. Cognate with Karelian pikku, Veps pikuraine and Votic pikkõrain.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpikːu/, [ˈpikːu]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ikːu
  • Syllabification(key): pik‧ku
  • Hyphenation(key): pik‧ku

Adjective

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pikku (not comparable, indeclinable, only used attributively)

  1. little, small
  2. little old
    Yksi pikku pokeripeli silloin tällöin, ei se ole uhkapeliä.
    Just one little old poker game now and then, that's not gambling.

Usage notes

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Quite often used as a modifier in compounds (pikku-).

Declension

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Indeclinable

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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compounds

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Greenlandic

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Pronoun

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pikku

  1. absolute plural of pinnga; those up a medial distance.