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tonkia.

to grub (to dig in search of something, as e.g. a pig does to find food)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtoŋkiɑˣ/[ˈt̪o̞ŋk̟iɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to grub (to dig in search of something, as e.g. a pig does to find food)

    ambitransitive
  2. to scavenge (to search through unwanted material for useful material)

    ambitransitive
  3. to dig (to research a particular subject, especially a suspicious case)

    ambitransitive
Where this word comes from

Sound-symbolic. Compare tönkiä, tunkea, sonkia; perhaps a blend of the last two.

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