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kiikki.

A beam from which an animal was hung by its hind legs for skinning.

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkiːkːi/[ˈk̟iːkːi]
  1. A beam from which an animal was hung by its hind legs for skinning.

    historical
  2. the state of being trapped or caught (used adverbially in the internal locative cases)

    figuratively
    olla kiikissä
    päästä kiikistä
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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.