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silkkiäistoukka

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Finnish

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Etymology

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A compound of silkkiäis- (silkworm) +‎ toukka (larva). Silkkiäinen is an archaic term for "silkworm", which has merged with the synonymous silkkitoukka (silk+larva) to this tautological term.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsilkːiæi̯sˌtou̯kːɑ/, [ˈs̠ilkːiæi̯s̠ˌto̞u̯kːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -oukːɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): silk‧kiäis‧toukka

Noun

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silkkiäistoukka

  1. silkworm

Declension

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Possessive forms of silkkiäistoukka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation)

Synonyms

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Further reading

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