pikapikaa
التعريفات والمعاني
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
Reduplication of pika (“quick”) + -a. The latter element probably by analogy from adverbs that are partitive adjectives such as kovaa or viertä.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈpikɑˌpikɑː/, [ˈpikɑ̝ˌpikɑ̝ː]
Rhymes: -ikɑː
Syllabification(key): pi‧ka‧pi‧kaa
Hyphenation(key): pika‧pikaa
=== Adverb ===
pikapikaa (not comparable) (informal)
quickly
Synonym: pikaisesti
=== Further reading ===
“pikapikaa”, 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