potku

== Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpotku/, [ˈpo̞t̪ku] Rhymes: -otku Syllabification(key): pot‧ku Hyphenation(key): pot‧ku === Etymology 1 === potkia (“to kick”) +‎ -u ==== Noun ==== potku a kick (act of kicking; action of swinging a foot or leg) (figuratively) kick (pungent or spicy flavour, piquancy) (usually in the partitive singular) (figuratively) energy, vigour (usually in the partitive singular) (firearms) recoil (in the plural, colloquial) firing, dismissal, axing, sack Synonyms: erottaminen, fudut antaa potkut (allative) ― to fire saada potkut ― to be fired ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== “1. potku”, 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 25 June 2025 === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Finnic *potku, equivalent to potkea (“to set a seine/fishnet”) +‎ -u. ==== Noun ==== potku a side net guiding fish towards a fyke Synonym: potkuverkko ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== “2. potku”, 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 25 June 2025