kinuski

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkinuski/, [ˈkinus̠ki]

Etymology 1

From Russian тянучки (tjanučki), the plural of тянучка (tjanučka). The Finland-Swedish word kinuski or tjinuski is a Finnish loan.

Noun

kinuski

  1. Russian candy, Russian chocolate (sweet dessert sauce made of carefully heated milk/cream and sugar)
  2. a kind of fudge or toffee (confectionary)

Derived terms
  • kinuskikastike

See also

Etymology 2

Alteration of Kiina (“China”), kiinalainen (“chinese person”).

Noun

kinuski

  1. (slang, offensive) a Chinese person: Chink

Synonyms
  • ('offensive for a Chinese person'): kinkki, kinukki

Declension
Inflection of kinuski (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative kinuski kinuskit
genitive kinuskin kinuskien
partitive kinuskia kinuskeja
illative kinuskiin kinuskeihin
singular plural
nominative kinuski kinuskit
accusative nom. kinuski kinuskit
gen. kinuskin
genitive kinuskin kinuskien
partitive kinuskia kinuskeja
inessive kinuskissa kinuskeissa
elative kinuskista kinuskeista
illative kinuskiin kinuskeihin
adessive kinuskilla kinuskeilla
ablative kinuskilta kinuskeilta
allative kinuskille kinuskeille
essive kinuskina kinuskeina
translative kinuskiksi kinuskeiksi
instructive — kinuskein
abessive kinuskitta kinuskeitta
comitative — kinuskeineen

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