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tulkki.

interpreter (person who translates speech or signing from one language to another)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtulkːi/[ˈt̪ulkːi]
  1. interpreter (person who translates speech or signing from one language to another)

  2. interpreter (one who interprets e.g. a text, a poem or emotions)

  3. interpreter (program that interprets and executes code)

  4. a gauge (a measuring instrument used to determine whether an object is of a certain size or shape)

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old Swedish tolker, itself ultimately borrowed from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ, probably from Proto-Indo-European *telkʷ-. * (gauge): Also found in Swedish tolk, possibly a later semantic loan.

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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.