"nipin napin" meaning in Finnish

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈnipin ˈnɑpin/, [ˈnipin ˈnɑ̝pin]
Etymology: A rhyming phrase. The first word is perhaps from nippa, nipukka, nipistää, while the second may be from the first or from dialectal nappi (“scarce, scanty; narrow”), from Swedish knapp. Etymology templates: {{m|fi|nippa}} nippa, {{m|fi|nipukka}} nipukka, {{m|fi|nipistää}} nipistää, {{m|fi||nappi|scarce, scanty; narrow}} nappi (“scarce, scanty; narrow”), {{der|fi|sv|knapp}} Swedish knapp Head templates: {{head|fi|adverbs|||||||||f1accel-form=comparative|f2accel-form=comparative|f3accel-form=superlative|f4accel-form=superlative|head=nipin napin|sort=}} nipin napin, {{fi-adv|head=nipin napin}} nipin napin
  1. barely (by a small margin, almost not at all) Synonyms: hädin tuskin, juuri ja juuri, nippa-nappa, niukasti, niukin naukin, töin tuskin, vaivoin, nipin-napin
    Sense id: en-nipin_napin-fi-adv-maUCQ16b Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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