puikko

From Proto-Finnic *puikkoi.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpui̯kːo/, [ˈpui̯kːo̞]
• Rhymes: -uikːo
• Syllabification^(key): puik‧ko

puikko

1. stick, peg (long, and at least somewhat sturdy, piece of wood or other material)
   1. Short for neulepuikko (“knitting needle”).
   2. Short for syömäpuikko (“chopstick”).
2. (colloquial, in the plural) controls (chiefly in locative cases)

   olla puikoissa ― to be at the controls, to be driving (a car, etc.)

3. (colloquial, sports) leg (especially when talking about something going through one's legs)

• jääpuikko
• jäätelöpuikko
• kalapuikko
• neulepuikko, neulontapuikko
• suitsutuspuikko
• sukkapuikko
• syömäpuikko
• tahtipuikko

• “puikko”, 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

From Proto-Finnic *puikkoi, equivalent to puu (“wood”) +‎ -ikko. Cognates include Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) and Veps puik.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpui̯kːo/, [ˈpui̯kːŏ̞̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpui̯kːoi̯/, [ˈpui̯kːo̞i̯]
• Rhymes: -ui̯kːo, -ui̯kːoi̯
• Hyphenation: puik‧ko

puikko

1. stick, staff, rod

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

• keppi

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 435

From Proto-Finnic *puikkoi.

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈpui̯kːo/, [ˈpui̯kːo]
• Rhymes: -ui̯kːo
• Hyphenation: puik‧ko

puikko

1. stick
2. splinter

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

• Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “puikko”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn