tykitys

From tykittää (“to fire”) +‎ -ys.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtykitys/, [ˈt̪yk̟it̪ys̠]
• Rhymes: -ykitys
• Hyphenation^(key): ty‧ki‧tys

tykitys

1. cannon fire (action of firing a cannon)
2. barrage, cannon fire (in-flight of cannon-fired projectiles)

   Synonym: tykkituli

3. (colloquial) shooting-up (IV injection of drugs)
4. (figuratively, colloquial) Any repeated action. Particularly:
   1. A verbal attack, particularly a sharp one with overwhelming arguments.
   2. Act of playing fast and aggressive music.
   3. Act of gunning it (moving rapidly, particularly with a motor vehicle).
   4. (ball games) Act of firing repeatedly.

      Synonym: pommitus

• “tykitys”, 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