reikä reikä

Finnish

Etymology

From reikä (“hole”) by analogy with nolla nolla (“zero zero, o o”) as in '17.00'.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈrei̯kæ ˈrei̯kæ/, [ˈre̞i̯k̟æ ˈre̞i̯k̟æ]

Adverb

reikä reikä (not comparable) (colloquial)

  1. on the hour, o'clock, flat, exactly, precisely
    Synonyms: see tasan
    Paikalla ollaan 16 reikä reikä.
    We will be there at 16 o'clock.

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