kirjailla

== Finnish == === Etymology === From kirjata (“to document in writing; (dialectal) to embroider”) +‎ -illa (frequentative verb). The second meaning may be a back-formation from kirjailija. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkirjɑi̯lːɑˣ/, [ˈk̟irjɑ̝i̯lːɑ̝(ʔ)] Rhymes: -irjɑilːɑ Syllabification(key): kir‧jail‧la Hyphenation(key): kir‧jail‧la === Verb === kirjailla synonym of kirjoa (“to embroider”) (now possibly derogatory) to write a book or books; dabble in writing books ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “kirjailla”, 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