änkkä

== Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæŋkːæ/, [ˈæŋkːæ] Rhymes: -æŋkːæ Syllabification(key): änk‧kä Hyphenation(key): änk‧kä === Etymology 1 === Back-formation from änkyttää (“stutter”). ==== Adjective ==== änkkä (informal) speechless (not knowing what to say, especially due to surprise, amazement, etc.) ===== Usage notes ===== Most often used adverbially or predicatively in the essive singular. ===== Declension ===== ==== Further reading ==== “änkkä”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 14 May 2026 === Etymology 2 === Clipping of äänenvaimennin (“muffler”) +‎ -kkä. ==== Noun ==== änkkä (slang) synonym of äänenvaimennin (“muffler”) ===== Declension =====