helmalakana

== Finnish == === Etymology === helma (“hem”) +‎ lakana (“sheet, bedsheet”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhelmɑˌlɑkɑnɑ/, [ˈhe̞lmɑ̝ˌlɑ̝kɑ̝nɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑkɑnɑ Syllabification(key): hel‧ma‧la‧ka‧na Hyphenation(key): helma‧laka‧na === Noun === helmalakana valance (short, decorative edging of cloth that hangs from beneath the mattress to the floor used to conceal the boxspring or space under the bed) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “helmalakana”, 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