ihkku

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ikō, though with irregular gemination of the consonant (*ihku would be expected).

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈihːkuː/

Adverb

ihkku

  1. at night, during the night

Further reading

  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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