purkka

== Finnish == === Etymology === Clipping of purukumi +‎ -kka. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpurkːɑ/, [ˈpurkːɑ̝] Rhymes: -urkːɑ Syllabification(key): purk‧ka Hyphenation(key): purk‧ka === Noun === purkka (colloquial) chewing gum, bubble gum Synonym: purukumi (music) bubblegum (pop music style) (slang) kludge, hack (temporary and/or unelegant solution) ==== Usage notes ==== (kludge, hack): Most often used in the partitive after olla (“to be”). ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “purkka”, 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