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nipin napin

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Finnish

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Etymology

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A rhyming phrase. The first word is perhaps from nippa, nipukka, nipistää, while the second may be from the first or from dialectal nappi (scarce, scanty; narrow), from Swedish knapp.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnipin ˈnɑpin/, [ˈnipin ˈnɑ̝pin]

Adverb

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nipin napin

  1. barely (by a small margin, almost not at all)

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