kyyhkyrääkkä

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Finnish

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Etymology

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kyyhky (pigeon) +‎ rääkkä (crake), thus named because they were earlier believed to be galliform birds, i.e. related to crakes, and they slightly resemble pigeons.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkyːhkyˌræːkːæ/, [ˈk̟yːçk̟yˌræːkːæ]
  • Rhymes: -æːkːæ
  • Syllabification(key): kyyh‧ky‧rääk‧kä

Noun

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kyyhkyrääkkä

  1. mesite (any of three species of bird in the family Mesitornithidae endemic to Madagascar)

Declension

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Possessive forms of kyyhkyrääkkä (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation)

Derived terms

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