"niinku" meaning in All languages combined

See niinku on Wiktionary

Conjunction [Finnish]

IPA: /ˈniːŋku/, [ˈniːŋku]
Rhymes: -iːŋku Etymology: Colloquial/vernacular form of niin kuin. Head templates: {{head|fi|conjunction}} niinku, {{tlb|fi|colloquial}} (colloquial)
  1. Alternative form of niin kuin Tags: alt-of, alternative, colloquial Alternative form of: niin kuin
    Sense id: en-niinku-fi-conj-lbCnvi6-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: niiku [colloquial], niinq, niiq [slang]

Particle [Finnish]

IPA: /ˈniːŋku/, [ˈniːŋku]
Rhymes: -iːŋku Etymology: Colloquial/vernacular form of niin kuin. Head templates: {{head|fi|particle}} niinku, {{tlb|fi|colloquial}} (colloquial)
  1. like (used when hesitating or as filler; mild intensifier; indicating approximation or uncertainty; used to precede paraphrased quotations) Tags: colloquial Related terms: kato, nääs, tiäksä
    Sense id: en-niinku-fi-particle-DeE~OT-N Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish particles, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Finnish particles: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: niiku [colloquial], niinq, niiq [slang]

Alternative forms

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        }
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        {
          "english": "Girls are kinda like cats, they like it when you caress them.",
          "text": "Tytöt on vähän niinku kissatkin, ne tykkää siitä kun niitä pitää hyvänä.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I was like \"I don't know\".",
          "text": "Olin niinku \"en mä tiiä\".",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Alternative form of niin kuin"
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          "niin kuin#Finnish"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈniːŋku/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈniːŋku]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːŋku"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "niinq"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "word": "niiq"
    }
  ],
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}

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  "etymology_text": "Colloquial/vernacular form of niin kuin.",
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          "_dis": "10 90",
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        {
          "english": "You've got to, like, forget it/her/him.",
          "text": "Sun on niinku unohdettava se.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "There were like five people in there.",
          "text": "Siellä oli niinku viis ihmistä.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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          "word": "kato"
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          "word": "nääs"
        },
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          "word": "tiäksä"
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      "ipa": "/ˈniːŋku/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈniːŋku]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːŋku"
    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    "Finnish particles",
    "Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Finnish/iːŋku",
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          "word": "niin kuin"
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          "english": "Girls are kinda like cats, they like it when you caress them.",
          "text": "Tytöt on vähän niinku kissatkin, ne tykkää siitä kun niitä pitää hyvänä.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I was like \"I don't know\".",
          "text": "Olin niinku \"en mä tiiä\".",
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        }
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        "Alternative form of niin kuin"
      ],
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          "niin kuin#Finnish"
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      "ipa": "/ˈniːŋku/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈniːŋku]"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-iːŋku"
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      "word": "niinq"
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    {
      "tags": [
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      "word": "niiq"
    }
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  "word": "niinku"
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    "Finnish lemmas",
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    "Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Finnish/iːŋku",
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  ],
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  "pos": "particle",
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    {
      "word": "kato"
    },
    {
      "word": "nääs"
    },
    {
      "word": "tiäksä"
    }
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        "Finnish terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "You've got to, like, forget it/her/him.",
          "text": "Sun on niinku unohdettava se.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "There were like five people in there.",
          "text": "Siellä oli niinku viis ihmistä.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "like (used when hesitating or as filler; mild intensifier; indicating approximation or uncertainty; used to precede paraphrased quotations)"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈniːŋku/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈniːŋku]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːŋku"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "niiku"
    },
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "niiq"
    }
  ],
  "word": "niinku"
}

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