"ehkä" meaning in Finnish

See ehkä in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈehkæ/, [ˈe̞hk̟æ]
Rhymes: -ehkæ Etymology: From Proto-Finnic *ehkä (compare Estonian ehk, Ingrian ehkä, Karelian ehki, Livonian agā, Livvi ehki, Votic ehtši; see for further etymology). Probably from Proto-Finnic *e- + *-hkä. Etymology templates: {{inh|fi|urj-fin-pro|*ehkä}} Proto-Finnic *ehkä, {{cog|et|ehk}} Estonian ehk, {{cog|izh|ehkä}} Ingrian ehkä, {{cog|krl|ehki}} Karelian ehki, {{cog|liv|agā}} Livonian agā, {{cog|olo|ehki}} Livvi ehki, {{cog|vot|ehtši}} Votic ehtši, {{inh|fi|urj-fin-pro|*e-}} Proto-Finnic *e-, {{m|fi|urj-fin-pro|*-hkä}} *-hkä Head templates: {{head|fi|adverbs|||||||||f1accel-form=comparative|f2accel-form=comparative|f3accel-form=superlative|f4accel-form=superlative|head=|sort=}} ehkä, {{fi-adv}} ehkä
  1. perhaps, maybe
    Sense id: en-ehkä-fi-adv-it3E3KWB Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 100 0

Conjunction

IPA: /ˈehkæ/, [ˈe̞hk̟æ]
Rhymes: -ehkæ Etymology: From Proto-Finnic *ehkä (compare Estonian ehk, Ingrian ehkä, Karelian ehki, Livonian agā, Livvi ehki, Votic ehtši; see for further etymology). Probably from Proto-Finnic *e- + *-hkä. Etymology templates: {{inh|fi|urj-fin-pro|*ehkä}} Proto-Finnic *ehkä, {{cog|et|ehk}} Estonian ehk, {{cog|izh|ehkä}} Ingrian ehkä, {{cog|krl|ehki}} Karelian ehki, {{cog|liv|agā}} Livonian agā, {{cog|olo|ehki}} Livvi ehki, {{cog|vot|ehtši}} Votic ehtši, {{inh|fi|urj-fin-pro|*e-}} Proto-Finnic *e-, {{m|fi|urj-fin-pro|*-hkä}} *-hkä Head templates: {{head|fi|conjunction|cat2=|head=}} ehkä, {{fi-con}} ehkä
  1. although, though Tags: archaic Synonyms: vaikka Derived forms: ehkäistä
    Sense id: en-ehkä-fi-conj-EjRA9Prf

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for ehkä meaning in Finnish (3.4kB)

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "urj-fin-pro",
        "3": "*ehkä"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Finnic *ehkä",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
        "2": "ehk"
      },
      "expansion": "Estonian ehk",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "izh",
        "2": "ehkä"
      },
      "expansion": "Ingrian ehkä",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "krl",
        "2": "ehki"
      },
      "expansion": "Karelian ehki",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "liv",
        "2": "agā"
      },
      "expansion": "Livonian agā",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "olo",
        "2": "ehki"
      },
      "expansion": "Livvi ehki",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vot",
        "2": "ehtši"
      },
      "expansion": "Votic ehtši",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "urj-fin-pro",
        "3": "*e-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Finnic *e-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "urj-fin-pro",
        "3": "*-hkä"
      },
      "expansion": "*-hkä",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Finnic *ehkä (compare Estonian ehk, Ingrian ehkä, Karelian ehki, Livonian agā, Livvi ehki, Votic ehtši; see for further etymology). Probably from Proto-Finnic *e- + *-hkä.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "10": "",
        "2": "adverbs",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f1accel-form": "comparative",
        "f2accel-form": "comparative",
        "f3accel-form": "superlative",
        "f4accel-form": "superlative",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ehkä",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ehkä",
      "name": "fi-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Finnish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "perhaps, maybe"
      ],
      "id": "en-ehkä-fi-adv-it3E3KWB",
      "links": [
        [
          "perhaps",
          "perhaps"
        ],
        [
          "maybe",
          "maybe"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈehkæ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe̞hk̟æ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ehkæ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ehkä"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "urj-fin-pro",
        "3": "*ehkä"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Finnic *ehkä",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
        "2": "ehk"
      },
      "expansion": "Estonian ehk",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "izh",
        "2": "ehkä"
      },
      "expansion": "Ingrian ehkä",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "krl",
        "2": "ehki"
      },
      "expansion": "Karelian ehki",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "liv",
        "2": "agā"
      },
      "expansion": "Livonian agā",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "olo",
        "2": "ehki"
      },
      "expansion": "Livvi ehki",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vot",
        "2": "ehtši"
      },
      "expansion": "Votic ehtši",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "urj-fin-pro",
        "3": "*e-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Finnic *e-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "urj-fin-pro",
        "3": "*-hkä"
      },
      "expansion": "*-hkä",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Finnic *ehkä (compare Estonian ehk, Ingrian ehkä, Karelian ehki, Livonian agā, Livvi ehki, Votic ehtši; see for further etymology). Probably from Proto-Finnic *e- + *-hkä.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "conjunction",
        "cat2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ehkä",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ehkä",
      "name": "fi-con"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "ehkäistä"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "although, though"
      ],
      "id": "en-ehkä-fi-conj-EjRA9Prf",
      "links": [
        [
          "although",
          "although"
        ],
        [
          "though",
          "though"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "vaikka"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈehkæ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe̞hk̟æ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ehkæ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ehkä"
}
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    "Finnish adverbs",
    "Finnish archaic terms",
    "Finnish conjunctions",
    "Finnish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Finnish lemmas",
    "Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finnic",
    "Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic",
    "Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:Finnish/ehkæ",
    "Rhymes:Finnish/ehkæ/2 syllables"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "3": "*ehkä"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Finnic *ehkä",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
        "2": "ehk"
      },
      "expansion": "Estonian ehk",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "izh",
        "2": "ehkä"
      },
      "expansion": "Ingrian ehkä",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "krl",
        "2": "ehki"
      },
      "expansion": "Karelian ehki",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "liv",
        "2": "agā"
      },
      "expansion": "Livonian agā",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "olo",
        "2": "ehki"
      },
      "expansion": "Livvi ehki",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vot",
        "2": "ehtši"
      },
      "expansion": "Votic ehtši",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "urj-fin-pro",
        "3": "*e-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Finnic *e-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "urj-fin-pro",
        "3": "*-hkä"
      },
      "expansion": "*-hkä",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Finnic *ehkä (compare Estonian ehk, Ingrian ehkä, Karelian ehki, Livonian agā, Livvi ehki, Votic ehtši; see for further etymology). Probably from Proto-Finnic *e- + *-hkä.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "10": "",
        "2": "adverbs",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f1accel-form": "comparative",
        "f2accel-form": "comparative",
        "f3accel-form": "superlative",
        "f4accel-form": "superlative",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ehkä",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ehkä",
      "name": "fi-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "perhaps, maybe"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "perhaps",
          "perhaps"
        ],
        [
          "maybe",
          "maybe"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈehkæ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe̞hk̟æ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ehkæ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ehkä"
}

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    "Finnish adverbs",
    "Finnish archaic terms",
    "Finnish conjunctions",
    "Finnish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Finnish lemmas",
    "Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finnic",
    "Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic",
    "Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:Finnish/ehkæ",
    "Rhymes:Finnish/ehkæ/2 syllables"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "ehkäistä"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "urj-fin-pro",
        "3": "*ehkä"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Finnic *ehkä",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "et",
        "2": "ehk"
      },
      "expansion": "Estonian ehk",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "izh",
        "2": "ehkä"
      },
      "expansion": "Ingrian ehkä",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "krl",
        "2": "ehki"
      },
      "expansion": "Karelian ehki",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "liv",
        "2": "agā"
      },
      "expansion": "Livonian agā",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "olo",
        "2": "ehki"
      },
      "expansion": "Livvi ehki",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vot",
        "2": "ehtši"
      },
      "expansion": "Votic ehtši",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "urj-fin-pro",
        "3": "*e-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Finnic *e-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "urj-fin-pro",
        "3": "*-hkä"
      },
      "expansion": "*-hkä",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Finnic *ehkä (compare Estonian ehk, Ingrian ehkä, Karelian ehki, Livonian agā, Livvi ehki, Votic ehtši; see for further etymology). Probably from Proto-Finnic *e- + *-hkä.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "cat2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ehkä",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ehkä",
      "name": "fi-con"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "although, though"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "although",
          "although"
        ],
        [
          "though",
          "though"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "vaikka"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈehkæ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe̞hk̟æ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ehkæ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ehkä"
}

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