aika lailla

Finnish

Etymology

From aika (“quite”) + lailla (“like, as”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯kɑ ˈlɑi̯lːɑ/, [ˈɑ̝i̯kɑ̝ ˈlɑ̝i̯lːɑ̝]
• IPA^(key): /ˈɑi̯kɑˌlɑi̯lːɑ/, [ˈɑ̝i̯kɑ̝ˌlɑ̝i̯lːɑ̝]

Phrase

aika lailla

1. (idiomatic) quite a bit, considerably (of a considerable amount)
2. (idiomatic) pretty much, more or less