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isku.

hit, blow (act of striking or hitting)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈisku/[ˈis̠ku]
  1. hit, blow (act of striking or hitting)

  2. impact (striking of one body against another, particularly a fast-moving body against something else)

  3. attack, strike, raid

  4. blow (damaging occurrence; something that is difficult for one mentally)

    figuratively
  5. beat (pulse on the beat level)

  6. stroke (single movement or thrust of a part (such as a piston) of a machine that moves back and forth)

Where this word comes from

iskeä (“to hit, strike”) + -u

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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.