liukas

== Finnish == === Etymology === Possibly from lipua +‎ -kas through unattested *livukas. Cognates include Karelian liukas and Votic liukõz. Related to liukua. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈliu̯kɑs/, [ˈliu̯kɑ̝s̠] Rhymes: -iukɑs Syllabification(key): liu‧kas Hyphenation(key): liu‧kas === Adjective === liukas (comparative liukkaampi, superlative liukkain) slippery, slick (easy to slide on; having low friction) (figuratively) slippery, evasive (difficult to pin down) (figuratively) sly, glib (cunning, insincere) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== liukua === Further reading === “liukas”, 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 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === aluksi, kilaus, likaus, liuska, luiska, sulkia == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic [Term?]. Cognates include Finnish liukas. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈliu̯kɑs/, [ˈlʲiu̯kəz̠] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈliu̯kɑs/, [ˈlʲiu̯ɡ̊ɑʒ̥] Rhymes: -iu̯kɑs Hyphenation: liu‧kas === Adjective === liukas (comparative liukaamp) slippery ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== lippiä ==== Related terms ==== liukua (“to slide”) === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 269