kakku

== Estonian == === Noun === kakku illative singular of kagu == Finnish == === Alternative forms === kaakku, kakko (dialectal) === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *kakku (compare Estonian kakk (“loaf of (white) bread”), Votic kakku (“flatbread, pancake”)), borrowed either from Proto-Norse *ᚲᚨᚲᛟ (*kakō) (compare Swedish kaka) or earlier Proto-Germanic *kakǭ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑkːu/, [ˈkɑ̝kːu] Rhymes: -ɑkːu Syllabification(key): kak‧ku Hyphenation(key): kak‧ku === Noun === kakku cake (rich, sweet dessert food) syödä ja säästää kakku / pitää kakku ja syödä se ― to have one's cake and eat it too (dialectal) (soft) bread (in some regions, used of white bread, while in others of rye bread) cake (round block of any various dense materials) (figuratively) pie (whole of wealth or resource) ellipsis of hunajakakku (slang) bit (prison sentence) ==== Usage notes ==== (cake): Tends to refer to larger cakes served in slices. Small, individual cakes tend to be called leivos or pikkuleipä, but may also be called kakku, particularly in compounds. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “kakku”, 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 === Anagrams === Kukka, kukka == Greenlandic == === Pronunciation === (Nuuk) IPA(key): /kakku/, [kək.kʊ] === Pronoun === kakku (demonstrative) plural of kanna; those down a medial distance. == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *kakku. Cognates include Finnish kakku and Estonian kakk. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkɑkːu/, [ˈkɑkːŭ̥] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkɑkːu/, [ˈkɑkːu] Rhymes: -ɑkːu Hyphenation: kak‧ku === Noun === kakku flatbread ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 125 == Votic == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *kakku. === Pronunciation === (Luutsa, Liivčülä) IPA(key): /ˈkɑkːu/, [ˈkɑkːu] (Jõgõperä) IPA(key): /ˈkɑkːu/, [ˈkɑkːu] (Central Votic) IPA(key): /ˈkɑkːu/, [ˈkɑkːu] (Eastern Votic) IPA(key): /ˈkɑkːu/, [ˈkɑkːu] Rhymes: -ɑkːu Hyphenation: kak‧ku === Noun === kakku flatbread, bread, pancake ==== Inflection ==== === References === Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “kakku”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language]‎[2], 2nd edition, Tallinn