pulkka

== Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpulkːɑ/, [ˈpulkːɑ̝] Rhymes: -ulkːɑ Syllabification(key): pulk‧ka Hyphenation(key): pulk‧ka === Etymology 1 === Uncertain; related to Proto-Samic *pulkkē, which is probably borrowed from Finnish. Has been compared with pulkka (etymology 2) based on the shape, (small) size or through the presence of a seat that would have been made of a wooden stick and/or referred to as that. ==== Noun ==== pulkka pulk, toboggan (flat-bottomed small sled used chiefly as a toy but also to transport goods on snow) Synonym: ahkio (similar, but larger) ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → English: pulk → Karelian: North Karelian: pulkka (dialectal) → Norwegian Bokmål: pulk → Norwegian Nynorsk: pulk → Proto-Samic: *pulkkē (see there for further descendants) → Swedish: pulka ==== See also ==== kelkka reki ==== References ==== ==== Further reading ==== “1. pulkka”, 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 6 January 2026 === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Finnic *pulkka (compare Estonian pulk, Livonian pūlka, Votic pulkkõ). ==== Noun ==== pulkka tally, tally stick (piece of wood on which notches or scores were cut, as the marks of number) Synonym: pirkka päivä on pulkassa (idiom) ― the day's work is done (literally, “the day is on the tally stick”) Eiköhän panna päivä pulkkaan. ― Let's call it a day, shall we? (dialectal) stick, billet, baton ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== “2. pulkka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 6 January 2026 == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *pulkka. Cognates include Finnish pulkka and Estonian pulk. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpulkːɑ/, [ˈpuɫkː] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpulkːɑ/, [ˈpuɫkːɑ] Rhymes: -ulkː, -ulkːɑ Hyphenation: pulk‧ka Homophone: bulkka === Noun === pulkka wooden pin ==== Declension ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 436