sokko

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  • sukko (traditional)

Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *¢itko.

sokko

1. thick

Variant of sokea, though the exact method of derivation is unclear.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsokːo/, [ˈs̠o̞kːo̞]
• Rhymes: -okːo
• Hyphenation^(key): sok‧ko

sokko

1. blind man's buff (children's game in which a blindfolded person tries to catch the other players)
2. blindman (the blindfolded person in this game, also called "It")
3. Someone who is temporarily unable to see, either due to being blinded or because something essential is hidden from that person, as in a "blind test".
4. (dated) blind person

• (blind man's buff): sokkoleikki, sokkosilla olo

• sokea

• säkkipimeä (“pitch-dark”)

• “sokko”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Akin to Finnish sokko.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsokːo/, [ˈs̠o̞kːŏ̞̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsokːoi̯/, [ˈʃo̞kːo̞i̯]
• Rhymes: -okːo, -okːoi̯
• Hyphenation: sok‧ko

sokko

1. blind man's buff (children's game where a blindfolded person tries to catch the other players)

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 537

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Akin to Finnish sokko and Ingrian sokko.

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈsokːo/, [ˈsokːo]
• Rhymes: -okːo
• Hyphenation: sok‧ko

sokko

1. a children's game involving a blindfold; blind man's buff

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “sokko”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn