piikki.
prickle, prick (small, sharp pointed object)
Meaning & usage
prickle, prick (small, sharp pointed object)
Any of a number of small and sharp objects: spike (very large nail or something resembling it in shape)
Any of a number of small and sharp objects: tine, prong (thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool)
Any of a number of small and sharp objects: awl (pointed tool)
Any of a number of small and sharp objects: spindle (upright spike for holding papers)
Any of a number of small and sharp objects: point (object with sharp tip)
Any of a number of small and sharp objects: syringe needle syringe
Any of a number of small and sharp objects: syringe needle vaccination, shot
Any of a number of small and sharp natural features: thorn, spine
Any of a number of small and sharp natural features: thorn
piikkinä lihassa
Any of a number of small and sharp natural features: quill (sharply pointed, barbed, and easily detached needle-like structure that grows on the skin of a porcupine or hedgehog)
Any of a number of small and sharp natural features: ray (bony reinforcing in a fish's fin)
jab, shot; burn (verbal annoyance)
spike (sharp increase in demand of anything, sharp peak in graph)
peak (narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within it)
peak (extremity of the gaff or a spar)
tooth (spore on a tooth- or spine-like projection)
lead (leading position, especially in horseracing)
tab, slate (record of money owed)
Laita lasku firman piikkiin.
tab, slate (record of money owed) In expressions related to attributing or accounting something, especially with the verb laittaa.
Tämänkin voi laittaa sen erehdyksen piikkiin.
ellipsis of piikkikenkä (“spike, a running shoe with spikes in the sole”)
ellipsis of jääpiikki (“ice pick”)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from both Swedish pik (“peak, tip”) and Swedish spik (“nail”). Folk-etymologically also analyzable as pii (“tooth, prong”) + -kki.
number 25, or something characterized by this number
satapiikki
Mä budjaan Flemarin piikis’.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Swedish spik (“one-crown coin”), originally in the sense “25-penny coin”.
pike (very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers)
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Swedish pik, from German Pike, from French pique.
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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.