niisk

Finnish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniːsk/, [ˈniːs̠k]
• Rhymes: -iːsk
• Hyphenation^(key): niisk

Interjection

niisk

1. (onomatopoeia) sniff (short inhalation sound, sometimes associated with crying)

Related terms

• niiskuttaa

Further reading

• “niisk”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• iskin, ksiin, niiks, niksi, skini