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nyyhkäisy

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Finnish

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Etymology

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nyyhkäistä (to utter one sobbing sound) +‎ -y

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnyːhkæi̯sy/, [ˈnyːçk̟æi̯s̠y]
  • Rhymes: -yːhkæisy
  • Hyphenation(key): nyyh‧käi‧sy

Noun

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nyyhkäisy

  1. single sob (cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath)

Declension

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Possessive forms of nyyhkäisy (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

Synonyms

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  • nyyhkytys (continuous sobbing, for at least some time)

Further reading

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