vaarinkukka

== Finnish == === Etymology === vaarin (“grandfather's”, genitive) +‎ kukka (“flower”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋɑːrinˌkukːɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝ːriŋˌkukːɑ̝] Rhymes: -ukːɑ Syllabification(key): vaa‧rin‧kuk‧ka Hyphenation(key): vaarin‧kukka === Noun === vaarinkukka Scarborough lily, fire lily, George lily, Cyrtanthus elatus (bulbous flowering plant which originates from the Cape Province of South Africa, popular as house plant) Synonym: vaarinkaarililja ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “vaarinkukka”, 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 14 May 2026