English

Proper noun

Auki

1. The provincial capital of Malaita Province, Solomon Islands

Translations

Finnish

Adverb

auki

1. open (not closed or locked)

   Ovi oli auki.‎

   The door was open.

   Kauppa on auki yhdeksään.‎

   The shop is open until nine o'clock.

2. untied, unbuttoned
3. up in the air, open (not yet resolved, finished, answered, decided or certain)

   Luulen, että voin tehdä sen nopeasti, mutta tarkka aikataulu on vielä auki.‎

   I think I can do it quickly, but the exact schedule is still up in the air.

   Kysymys on edelleen auki.‎

   The question is still open.

4. on, turned on

   Pidän veneessä aina VHF:n auki.‎

   When in boat, I always keep the VHF turned on.

5. (colloquial) broke, busted

   Olen aivan auki.‎

   I'm completely busted.

Usage notes

In English, "open" is an adjective. The Finnish adjective meaning "open" is avoin.

Synonyms

• (not closed): avoinna
• (turned on): päällä

Antonyms

• kiinni

Related terms

• aueta
• avata

Anagrams

• kaiu

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -øyːcɪ

Noun

auki m ‎(genitive singular auka, nominative plural aukar)

1. increase, addition

Declension