heippa

hei +‎ -ppa

• IPA^(key): /ˈhei̯pːɑ/, [ˈhe̞i̯pːɑ̝]

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• Rhymes: -eipːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): heip‧pa

heippa (informal)

1. bye, see you later
2. hi, hello

• Used as "hi" only by some speakers, while others use heippa only to mean "bye".

• “heippa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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