paraikaa

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑr.ɑi̯kɑː/, [ˈpɑr.ɑi̯kɑː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑr.ɑikɑː
  • Syllabification(key): par‧ai‧kaa

Adverb

paraikaa

  1. Alternative form of parastaikaa

Ingrian

Etymology

Blend of paras (“best”) +‎ aikaa (“of time”). Akin to Finnish paraikaa.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /pɑˈrɑi̯kɑː/, [p(ə)ˈrɑi̯kɑ]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /pɑˈrɑi̯kɑː/, [pɑˈrɑi̯kɑː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑi̯kɑː
  • Hyphenation: pa‧rai‧kaa

Adverb

paraikaa

  1. currently, nowadays
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova; V. G. Erdeli, Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, transl., Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 10:
      Paraikaa inmihiset pittäät toisenlaajaist kumpassia.
      Nowadays people use a different type of compass.
    • 2008, “Läkkäämmä omal viisii [We're speaking [our] own way]”, in Inkeri‎, volume 4, number 69, St. Petersburg, page 12:
      No höö soomeks läkäisiit, evät läännehet ko möö paraikaa läkkäämmä.
      But they spoke Finnish, they didn't speak like we speak currently.

Synonyms
  • paraikoi

See also
  • nyt (“now”)
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