/ˈtoŋkiɑˣ/, [ˈt̪o̞ŋk̟iɑ̝(ʔ)]
AlkuperäSound-symbolic. Compare tönkiä, tunkea, sonkia; perhaps a blend of the last two.
- ambitransitiveto grub (to dig in search of something, as e.g. a pig does to find food)
- ambitransitiveto scavenge (to search through unwanted material for useful material)
- ambitransitiveto dig (to research a particular subject, especially a suspicious case)
Muodottongin(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · en tongi(first-person, indicative, negative, present, singular) · olen tonkinut(first-person, indicative, perfect, singular) · en ole tonkinut(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, singular) · tongit(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · et tongi(indicative, negative, present, second-person, singular) · olet tonkinut(indicative, perfect, second-person, singular) · et ole tonkinut(indicative, negative, perfect, second-person, singular) · tonkii(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · ei tongi(indicative, negative, present, singular, third-person) · on tonkinut(indicative, perfect, singular, third-person) · ei ole tonkinut(indicative, negative, perfect, singular, third-person) · tongimme(first-person, indicative, plural, present) · emme tongi(first-person, indicative, negative, plural, present) · olemme tonkineet(first-person, indicative, perfect, plural) · emme ole tonkineet(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, plural) · tongitte(indicative, plural, present, second-person) · ette tongi(indicative, negative, plural, present, second-person) · olette tonkineet(indicative, perfect, plural, second-person) · ette ole tonkineet(indicative, negative, perfect, plural, second-person)