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Etymology

Old Swedish kirse-(bær) +‎ -ikka (diminutive suffix); compare German Kirsche, Swedish körsbär, Estonian kirss, Russian чере́шня (čeréšnja). Ultimately from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from the neuter plural of Late Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry”), from Ancient Greek κερασός (kerasós, “bird cherry”), ultimately possibly of Anatolian origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkirsikːɑ/, [ˈk̟irs̠ikːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -irsikːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): kir‧sik‧ka
  • Hyphenation(key): kir‧sik‧ka

Noun

kirsikka

  1. cherry

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