nukkua

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *nukkudak, of unknown further origin. Cognates include Karelian n'ukkuo, Ludian nukkuda, Northern Sami nohkkat (possibly from Finnic) and possibly Estonian tukkuma and Livonian tukkõ (compare nousta ~ Estonian tõusma). May also be related to Erzya нувсемс (nuvsems, “be nodding”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnukːuɑˣ/, [ˈnukːuɑ̝(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ukːuɑ Syllabification(key): nuk‧ku‧a Hyphenation(key): nuk‧kua === Verb === nukkua (intransitive) to sleep laittaa nukkumaan ― to put to bed, put to sleep mennä nukkumaan ― to go to bed ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== uinua (poetic) tutia, tutua, paapia (childish) goijata, goisata, levyttää, elbata, vetää zetaa (slang) koisia, kölliä, vetää hirsiä, lepuuttaa silmiä, vetää sikeitä (informal) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== nuokkua (“to nod, to doze”), nuokahtaa === Further reading === “nukkua”, 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 === naukku == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *nukkudak. Cognates include Finnish nukkua and Estonian tukkuda. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈnukːuɑ/, [ˈnukːo̞] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈnukːuɑ/, [ˈnukːuɑ] Rhymes: -ukːoː, -ukːuɑ Hyphenation: nuk‧ku‧a === Verb === nukkua (intransitive) to slumber (intransitive, of animals) to die ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (to die): koolla, saavva hukkaa, surra, (of animals) tavveta, hukkahua ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== maata (“to sleep”), mammata (“to nap”) === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 350 == Karelian == === Verb === nukkua to slumber, to nod, to doze ==== See also ==== magua (“to sleep”) == Votic == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *nukkudak. === Pronunciation === (Luutsa, Liivčülä) IPA(key): /ˈnukːuɑ̯/, [ˈnukːuɑ̯] Rhymes: -ukːuɑ̯ Hyphenation: nuk‧kua === Verb === nukkua (intransitive) to slumber, sleep (intransitive) to fall asleep (intransitive) to pass away, die ==== Inflection ==== === References === Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “nukkua”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language]‎[2], 2nd edition, Tallinn