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

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