hatkat

== Finnish == === Etymology === Possibly from Russian ходкий (xodkij), ходить (xoditʹ). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɑtkɑt/, [ˈhɑ̝t̪kɑ̝t̪] Rhymes: -ɑtkɑt Syllabification(key): hat‧kat Hyphenation(key): hat‧kat === Adverb === hatkat pl (colloquial) escape, runner (quick escape away from a scene) (used with the verb ottaa (“to take”) in the idiomatic expression ottaa hatkat, which may often be translated with to leave, quit, flee, run away or with an idiom like to take to one's heels or take to the hills.) ==== Synonyms ==== häipyä karata livistää lähteä haneen ottaa Ritolat ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “hatkat”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (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