itikka
التعريفات والمعاني
== Finnish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈitikːɑ/, [ˈit̪ikːɑ̝]
Rhymes: -itikːɑ
Syllabification(key): i‧tik‧ka
Hyphenation(key): itik‧ka
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Proto-Finnic *itikka (compare dialectal Estonian itikad, Ingrian itikka, Karelian itikkä, Livvi itikky, Votic itikkõ).
==== Noun ====
itikka
(colloquial) any small insect, especially a stinging one like a mosquito
(dialectal, Ostrobothnia, Satakunta) cow
===== Usage notes =====
===== Declension =====
===== Synonyms =====
(mosquito): hyttynen, moskiitto, sääski, (colloquial) ötökkä
(cow): lehmä
==== Further reading ====
“itikka”, 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 1 July 2023
=== Etymology 2 ===
From ITKK (“AAMG”), an acronym for ilmatorjuntakonekivääri (“anti-aircraft machine gun”). Compare synonymous itko.
==== Noun ====
itikka
(military slang) Anti-aircraft machine gun, particularly the NSV.
===== Declension =====
===== See also =====
Russian душка (duška), ДШК (DŠK)
== Ingrian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Finnic *itikka. Cognates include Finnish itikka and Estonian itikad.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈitikːɑ/, [ˈitʲiˑkː]
(Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈitikːɑ/, [ˈid̥iˑkːɑ]
(Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈitikːɑ/, [ˈid̥iˑkːɑ]
Rhymes: -itikː, -itikːɑ
Hyphenation: i‧tik‧ka
=== Noun ===
itikka
bug
(dialectal, obsolete) synonym of elokas (“animal”)
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
(diminutive) itikkain
=== References ===
Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 86
Arvo Laanest (1997), Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 44