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korkea.

high (physically elevated, extending above a base or average level; located at a great altitude)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkorkeɑ/[ˈko̞rk̟e̞ɑ̝]
  1. high (physically elevated, extending above a base or average level; located at a great altitude)

    pudota korkealta
    100 metriä korkealla
  2. tall, high (of objects, not of persons: having a great vertical extent)

    Tämä tuoli on hyvin korkea.
  3. high (of great or large quantity)

    Korkea verenpaine kasvattaa sydäninfarktin riskiä.
  4. high-pitched, high

  5. high-pitched, high synonym of ylävireinen (“sharp”)

    informal
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *korkëda.

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