lelliä

== Finnish == === Etymology === lell- +‎ -iä (continuative verb), from childspeak === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlelːiæˣ/, [ˈle̞lːiæ(ʔ)] Rhymes: -elːiæ Syllabification(key): lel‧li‧ä Hyphenation(key): lel‧liä === Verb === lelliä (transitive, usually atelic) to spoil (to ruin the character of someone by overindulgence) Synonyms: hemmotella pilalle, pilata to pamper, coddle (to treat with excessive care, attention or indulgence) Synonyms: helliä, hemmotella, paapoa, hyysätä ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “lelliä”, 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