huiskis

Finnish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic; compare huiskaa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhui̯skis/, [ˈhui̯s̠k̟is̠]
• Rhymes: -uiskis
• Syllabification^(key): huis‧kis

Interjection

huiskis

1. whoosh (onomatopoeia of something going fast)

Further reading

• “huiskis”, 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