livohkaan

Finnish

Etymology

Illative singular of livohka-, probably from livistää[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈliʋohkɑːn/, [ˈliʋo̞xkɑ̝ːn]
Rhymes: -iʋohkɑːn
Syllabification^(key): li‧voh‧kaan

Adverb

livohkaan (colloquial)

away (into getting away)

References

Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang]‎ (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes other etymological sources], Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN

Further reading

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

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