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palkka.

pay, salary, wage (money given in return for work; salary or wages)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɑlkːɑ/[ˈpɑ̝lkːɑ̝]
  1. pay, salary, wage (money given in return for work; salary or wages)

    tuntipalkka
    kuukausipalkka
  2. compensation, remuneration (anything given in return for work)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *palkka (compare Estonian palk, Livonian pālka, Livvi palku, Votic palkkõ), possibly borrowed from Proto-Slavic *bȏlgo (compare Russian бо́лого (bólogo), Czech blaho).

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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.