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liike.

motion, movement (state of progression from one place to another; change of place or position)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈliːkeˣ/[ˈliːk̟e̞(ʔ)]
  1. motion, movement (state of progression from one place to another; change of place or position)

    Lähdetään liikkeelle!
    Pääsimme vihdoin liikkeelle kolme tuntia myöhässä.
  2. a move (formalized or practiced action in exercise, dance, etc.)

  3. movement (trend in various fields or social categories)

  4. shop, store (establishment that sells goods)

  5. business (commercial enterprise)

  6. circulation (circulating coin; notes, bills, etc.) (chiefly in the locative cases)

    laskea liikkeeseen
  7. synonym of liikenne (“financial traffic, transactions, operations”)

    rare
Where this word comes from

liikkua (“to move”) + -e. The sense "shop, business" coined by Finnish author and journalist Pietari Hannikainen in 1847.

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