laukku

 

Unknown. Saarikivi postulates a borrowing from Russian ла́вка (lávka); the word would have originally referred to wandering traders (laukkuryssä), with later semantic shift through the bags they carried.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑu̯kːu/, [ˈlɑ̝u̯kːu]
• Rhymes: -ɑukːu
• Hyphenation^(key): lauk‧ku

laukku

1. bag, case (firm container made out of cloth, leather, plastic, etc.)
2. rattle (any plant of the genus Rhinanthus)

The Finnish words kassi, laukku, pussi, and säkki can all be translated into English as "bag". Even though there are no clear-cut distinctions between them, they refer to different kinds of bags, and usually only one of them is used for certain kinds of bags, e.g. ostoskassi (“shopping bag”), hedelmäpussi (“plastic bag for fruits and vegetables”), viljasäkki (“sack/bag of grain”), and matkalaukku (“suitcase”).

• A laukku is a bag used to carry personal items, often with a handle or a carrying strap, that is meant for long-term use and usually made of stiffer materials, like leather, strong textiles, or even hard materials, like plastics. Examples include suitcases (and some other cases), handbags and satchels.
• A kassi is a flexible but relatively large bag made of textile, plastic, paper, or other soft material. It is used to carry goods such as groceries from one place to another, or (somewhat less often) carries personal belongings like laukku. It may be reusable. Examples include (larger) shopping bags and travel bags.
• A pussi has two main meanings. First, it may refer to bags used for packaging or storage. Second, it may mean a bag used similarly to kassi, but smaller and less reusable. A pussi is often made of paper or plastic. Examples include small paper or plastic shopping bags, food packaging bags and zip bags.
• A säkki is a sack, a large, flexible yet strong bag without a handle that is used to carry larger amounts of certain commodities, such as flour, rice, potatoes or coal.

• kassi
• pussi
• säkki

• “laukku”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Unknown. Cognates include Finnish laukku (see it for theories).

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑu̯kːu/
• Hyphenation: lauk‧ku

laukku (genitive laukun, partitive laukuo)

1. bag

• P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN, page 83

• IPA^(key): /lɑu̯kːu/
• Hyphenation: lauk‧ku

 

From Proto-Finnic *laukka. Cognates include Finnish laukka and Estonian lauk.

laukku (genitive laukan, partitive laukkua)

1. onion (Allium fistulosum)
2. onion (the vegetable)

 

Borrowed from Russian лавка (lavka). Cognates include Finnish lafka and Veps lauk.

laukku (genitive laukan, partitive laukkua)

1. shop

• N. Gilojeva, S. Rudakova (2009) Karjalan kielen Livvin murdehen algukursu [Beginners' course of Karelian language's Livvi dialect]‎^[2] (in Livvi), Petrozavodsk, →ISBN, page 3
• Tatjana Boiko (2019) Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 140