Etymology

touko (“sowing”) +‎ kuu (“month”), with seeds being sown around May

Pronunciation

• IPA(key): /ˈtou̯koˌkuː/, [ˈt̪o̞u̯ko̞ˌkuː]
• Rhymes: -uː
• Syllabification(key): tou‧ko‧kuu
• Hyphenation(key): touko‧kuu

Noun

toukokuu

1. May (month)

Usage notes

• “in May” is expressed with the inessive case (toukokuussa).

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