linkku

• IPA^(key): /ˈliŋkːu/, [ˈliŋkːu]
• Rhymes: -iŋkːu
• Hyphenation^(key): link‧ku

From the same origin as linkku (etymology 2), after the shape of such a latch.

linkku

1. bent-over or folded position

Chiefly adverb-like usage in inessive and illative singular (linkussa, linkkuun).

• linkkuveitsi (“folding knife”)

Borrowed from Swedish klinka.

linkku (dialectal)

1. latch (simple door closer)

Clipping of linja-auto (“bus”) +‎ -kku

linkku (dialectal, colloquial)

1. Synonym of linja-auto (“bus”)

• “linkku”, 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 2024-01-01

• nilkku, nulkki