Finnish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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The instructive plural form of the dialectal adjectivemelkeä.Related tomelkoandKarelianmelki.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):/ˈmelkei̯n/,[ˈme̞lk̟e̞i̯n]
  • Rhymes:-elkein
  • Syllabification(key):mel‧kein

Adverb

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melkein

  1. almost,nearly,close to
    Synonyms:lähes,liki

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