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{{also|eikun}}
==Finnish==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|fi|eiku|eikun}}

===Pronunciation===
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===Etymology 1===
Shortened from {{m|fi|[[ei]] [[muuta]] [[kuin]]||nothing else but}}.

====Interjection====
{{head|fi|intj}} {{tlb|fi|informal}}

# {{n-g|Used as an invitation to do something.}}
#: {{ux|fi|Kaikki on valmista. '''Ei kun''' grillaamaan!|Everything is ready. '''And now, let's''' grill!}}

=====Synonyms=====
* {{l|fi|[[ja]] [[sitten]]}}

===Etymology 2===

====Adverb====
{{fi-adv|head=[[ei]] [[kun]]}} {{tlb|fi|informal}}

# {{n-g|Used to indicate a correction to something that was just said.}}
#: {{ux|fi|Olen käynyt Lontoossa viisi, '''ei kun''' kuusi kertaa.|I've visited London five - '''no I mean''' six times.}}
# {{n-g|Used to open a denial.}}
#: {{ux|fi|Onko tämä bulldoggi? -- '''Ei kun''' se on bokseri.|Is this a bulldog? '''No''', it is a boxer.}}

=====Synonyms=====
* {{sense|indicator of correction}} {{l|fi|tarkoitan}}, {{l|fi|anteeksi}}
* {{sense|denial opener}} {{l|fi|ei}}, {{l|fi|[[ei]] [[vaan]]}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|fi|a=eiknu|keinu|kieun|ukein}}