Estonian

Noun

jalka ‎(genitive jalka, partitive jalkat)

1. footie (colloquial word for football)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

• jalgpall

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑlkɑ/
• Hyphenation: jal‧ka

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *jalka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *jalka or *jïlka, from Proto-Uralic *jalka or *jïlka. Compare to Estonian jalg, Northern Sami juolgi, Ter Sami jill'ke, Hungarian gyalog, Mordovian jalgo and Mari jal.

Noun

jalka

1. foot

   • Unlike most other nouns, jalka is often used in the instructive singular:

   Menin sinne jalan. = I went there by foot / on foot / afoot.

   jalankulkija = a pedestrian

2. foot (unit of measure)
3. leg
4. the lower limb of a human
5. base, pedestal
6. (fungi) stipe

Declension

Synonyms

• (foot): jalkaterä
• (base): jalusta

Derived terms

See also

• reisi
• sääri

Anagrams

• kajal, kalja

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *jalka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *jalka, same as Estonian jalg, Northern Sami juolgi and Hungarian gyalog.

Noun

jalka ‎(genitive jalan, partitive jalkaa)

1. leg

Declension

Karelian

Alternative forms

• jalgu

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *jalka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *jalka, same as Estonian jalg, Northern Sami juolgi and Hungarian gyalog.

Noun

jalka ‎(genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. leg

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *jalka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *jalka, same as Estonian jalg, Northern Sami juolgi and Hungarian gyalog.

Noun

jalka ‎(genitive jalgaa, partitive jalkaa)

1. leg

Declension

References

• "jalka" in Vadja keele sõnaraamat