tutkain

• IPA^(key): /ˈtutkɑi̯n/, [ˈt̪ut̪kɑ̝i̯n]
• Rhymes: -utkɑin
• Syllabification^(key): tut‧kain

From Proto-Finnic *tutkain. Equivalent to tutka- +‎ -in (from the same root tutka- as tutkia; see it for more).

tutkain

1. (chiefly biblical) goad (long, pointed stick used to prod animals)

   On turha potkia tutkainta vastaan.

   No good kicking against the goad(s).

   [No point in delaying the inevitable; proverb of biblical origin.]

2. (dated, literary) point, sharp tip (of a knife, sword, etc., but occasionally also more figuratively, e.g. of a blade of grass or a mountaintop)

   Synonym: kärki

3. (weaving, usually in the plural) thrum (an end of a warp thread in a loom which remains unwoven)
4. (printing) pointure (a tool used with a printing press, with one or more spikes, that is used to align the sheet with the tympan, such as when printing on both sides)
5. (military) mine probe, landmine probe (long thin stick used to locate mines)

• tutkia

• “tutkain”, 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 2023-07-01

tutkain

1. (archaic) genitive plural of tutka

• tutkien

• tukinta