äkkiä

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *äkkidä. Cognates include Estonian äkki, Ingrian äkkii, Karelian äkkie, Veps äkkid and Votic ättši.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈækːiæ/, [ˈækːiæ]
  • Rhymes: -ækːiæ
  • Syllabification(key): äk‧ki‧ä

Adverb

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äkkiä

  1. quickly, rapidly, promptly, fast
  2. unexpectedly, out of the blue, abruptly, suddenly

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