kilpaa

Finnish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkilpɑː/, [ˈk̟ilpɑ̝ː]
Rhymes: -ilpɑː
Syllabification^(key): kil‧paa

Noun

kilpaa

partitive singular of kilpa

Adverb

kilpaa

(as if) as a race or contest
He valehtelevat kilpaa.
They're having a lying contest. / They're seeing who can lie more.

Further reading

“kilpaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

palkia

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