vekotin

== Finnish == === Etymology === A sound-symbolic word, inspired by vekkuli and formed with the -in suffix used to form names of tools, devices or other instruments. The word is seemingly first attested in a newspaper in 1928. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋekotin/, [ˈʋe̞ko̞t̪in] Rhymes: -ekotin Syllabification(key): ve‧ko‧tin Hyphenation(key): ve‧ko‧tin === Noun === vekotin (informal) An unspecified piece of apparatus, or one for which one does not know a real name; a gimmick, thingamajig, contraption, contrivance, device, fandango, gadget, widget, gizmo. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== vehje hilavitkutin === References === === Further reading === “vekotin”, 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 4 July 2023