pilke
Finnish
pronunciation
Definitions
- twinkle, flicker, glimmer, shimmer faint unsteady light
- twinkle sparkle of delight in the eyes
Etymology
Suffix from Finnish pilkka (spot, mark, bullseye).
Origin
Finnish
pilkka
Gloss
spot, mark, bullseye
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
🐆 🦒
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- jumalanpilkka Finnish
- pilkallinen Finnish
- pilkata Finnish
- pilkka Finnish
- pilkkahinta Finnish
- pilkkakirjoitus Finnish
- pilkkakirves Finnish
- pilkkasiipi Finnish
- pilkkoa Finnish
- pilkku Finnish
- pilkoittaa Finnish
- valkopilkkahai Finnish
- *pilkka Proto-Finnic