simpukka

== Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian же́мчуг (žémčug, “pearl”). See Old East Slavic жьньчюгъ (žĭnĭčjugŭ) for further etymology. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsimpukːɑ/, [ˈs̠impukːɑ̝] Rhymes: -impukːɑ Syllabification(key): sim‧puk‧ka Hyphenation(key): sim‧puk‧ka === Noun === simpukka bivalve (any species of mollusks belonging to the class Bivalvia); (in the plural) the class Bivalvia clam (a bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible) mussel (any small edible bivalve shellfish) (anatomy) cochlea ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “simpukka”, 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