purkki

== Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Swedish burk. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpurkːi/, [ˈpurkːi] Rhymes: -urkːi Syllabification(key): purk‧ki Hyphenation(key): purk‧ki === Noun === purkki jar (small, approximately cylindrical container) can (cylindrical container) Synonym: tölkki canister (lightweight cylindrical container) kick the can (children's game; a game similar to hide-and-seek or tag in which a ball or other object is kicked away at the start of the game, and "it" is only allowed to catch players while the ball is back where it started) Synonyms: pallopurkki, purkkis (computing, colloquial, dated) a BBS ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “purkki”, 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 === prikku