huiska

== Finnish == === Etymology === Probably from the onomatopoeic or sound-symbolic huiskaa. Alternatively from, or at least possibly influenced by, Swedish viska (“whisk, bundle of twigs or straw”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhui̯skɑ/, [ˈhui̯s̠kɑ̝] Rhymes: -uiskɑ Syllabification(key): huis‧ka Hyphenation(key): huis‧ka === Noun === huiska whisk (bunch of twigs or hair etc, used as a brush) pompom ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “huiska”, 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 === Anagrams === kihaus, uhaksi