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hokea.

to repeat (utter over and over again)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈhokeɑˣ/[ˈho̞k̟e̞ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to repeat (utter over and over again)

  2. to parrot (to repeat without understanding)

  3. to cuckoo (to repeat incessantly)

  4. to roll (to utter copiously, especially with sounding words)

Where this word comes from

Possibly sound-symbolic. Cognate with Karelian hokuo /hoguo. Alternatively, possibly related to Komi-Zyrian шуны (šuny) and Udmurt шуыны (šuyny).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.