salavihkaa

Finnish

Etymology

sala- +‎ vihkaa; see vaivihkaa

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlɑˌʋihkɑː/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lɑ̝ˌʋiçkɑ̝ː]
Rhymes: -ihkɑː
Syllabification^(key): sa‧la‧vih‧kaa

Adverb

salavihkaa

secretly, furtively, stealthily

Derived terms

salavihkainen

Further reading

“salavihkaa”, 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 2023-07-03

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