minkälainen

minkä (“what”) +‎ -lainen (“kind of”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈmiŋkæˌlɑinen]
• Hyphenation: min‧kä‧lai‧nen

minkälainen (not comparable)

1. what kind of
   • Minkälainen ihminen sinä olet?
     • What kind of a person are you?

Although minkälainen is largely replaced by the shorter form millainen, it is often used in sentences where one wants to stress that word or the importance of the question.

• millainen