"kas" meaning in Finnish

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Interjection

IPA: /ˈkɑs/, [ˈkɑ̝s̠]
Rhymes: -ɑs Etymology: From the imperative katso! (“look!”), from katsoa (“to look”). Etymology templates: {{m|fi|katso!||look!}} katso! (“look!”), {{m|fi|katsoa||to look}} katsoa (“to look”) Head templates: {{head|fi|interjections|head=}} kas, {{fi-int}} kas
  1. look!, oh!, my!, behold! (used as expression of surprise, often accompanied with -pa -suffix in the verb used to explain the reason for astonishment)
    Sense id: en-kas-fi-intj-6egHzw6A Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 69 31
  2. look (used to start an explanation)
    Sense id: en-kas-fi-intj-sJjgBXT1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kah, ka [dialectal] Derived forms: kas kummaa, kas niin, kas vain, kas tässä

Download JSON data for kas meaning in Finnish (1.9kB)

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      "ipa": "[ˈkɑ̝s̠]"
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          "english": "Look at that, how the boy has grown up!",
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