oikku

== Finnish == === Etymology === Unknown. Possibly from oikea (“straight; right”), formed when, for example, a draught (or pulling) animal has refused to follow the desired path and continued straight ahead. Possibly related to oivaltaa, compare päähänpisto. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈoi̯kːu/, [ˈo̞i̯kːu] Rhymes: -oikːu Syllabification(key): oik‧ku Hyphenation(key): oik‧ku === Noun === oikku quirk, whim, fancy, freak, caprice, vagary ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== päähänpisto ==== Derived terms ==== luonnonoikku oikukas, oikullinen oikullisuus oikutella, oikkuilla oikuttelu, oikkuilu, oikutteleva === References === Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004), Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN === Further reading === “oikku”, 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 === kuoki