pikkuhiljaa
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Finnish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]pikku- (“little”) + hiljaa (“slowly”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]pikkuhiljaa (not comparable)
- little by little, gradually
- Alan pikkuhiljaa hermostua.
- I'm gradually getting irritated.
Further reading
[edit]- “pikkuhiljaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja[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