kankkunen

== Finnish == === Etymology === Possibly derived from kankku (“canister of moonshine”), as a slang form of kanisteri; making it a clipping of kanisteri +‎ -kku +‎ -nen. No doubt folk-etymologically tied with the surname Kankkunen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑŋkːunen/, [ˈkɑ̝ŋkːune̞n] Rhymes: -ɑŋkːunen Syllabification(key): kank‧ku‧nen Hyphenation(key): kank‧ku‧nen === Noun === kankkunen (colloquial) hangover (sickness caused by excessive drinking) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== kohmelo krapula pohmelo darra === References === === Further reading === “kankkunen”, 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