alkumerkki

== Finnish == === Etymology === alku +‎ merkki === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑlkuˌmerkːi/, [ˈɑ̝lkuˌme̞rkːi] Rhymes: -erkːi Syllabification(key): al‧ku‧merk‧ki Hyphenation(key): alku‧merkki === Noun === alkumerkki start signal, starting signal (a signal or indication that tells someone to start doing something) start character, start-of-field character, beginning character ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “alkumerkki”, 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 2 July 2023