pikkuhiljaa

Finnish

Alternative forms

pikku hiljaa

Etymology

pikku- (“little”) +‎ hiljaa (“slowly”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpikːuˌhiljɑː/, [ˈpikːuˌhiljɑ̝ː]
Rhymes: -iljɑː
Syllabification^(key): pik‧ku‧hil‧jaa

Adverb

pikkuhiljaa (not comparable)

little by little, gradually
Alan pikkuhiljaa hermostua.
I'm gradually getting irritated.

Further reading

“pikkuhiljaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

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