"sika-" meaning in Finnish

See sika- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /ˈsikɑ-/, [ˈs̠ikɑ̝-]
Etymology: sika (“pig, swine”), probably through words like sikaruma (“very ugly”, literally “pig-ugly”) Etymology templates: {{m|fi|sika||pig, swine}} sika (“pig, swine”), {{m|fi|sikaruma|lit=pig-ugly|t=very ugly}} sikaruma (“very ugly”, literally “pig-ugly”) Head templates: {{head|fi|prefix|head=}} sika-, {{fi-prefix}} sika-
  1. (Helsinki) extremely, totally, very, really (used as an intensifier in compound terms) Tags: colloquial, dialectal, morpheme
    Sense id: en-sika--fi-prefix-rs8CYBZz

Download JSON data for sika- meaning in Finnish (1.2kB)

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          "english": "That's awesome.",
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      "ipa": "[ˈs̠ikɑ̝-]"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈs̠ikɑ̝-]"
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