# hukka
## English
### Noun

hukka (plural hukkas)
* Alternative spelling of hookah

## Estonian
### Etymology

Derived from hukk. See also hukas.

### Adverb

hukka (not comparable)
* into ruin, into destruction, into death
    Mitu inimest said õnnetuses hukka.Many people died in the accident. (lit. "got into ruin")
* into a degenerated state, into a disorderly state
    Viinapudel tema hukka viiski.It was the vodka bottle that brought him down.

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hukka (“loss, ruin”), with uncertain links to Permic and Germanic languages. The meaning "wolf", characteristic of the Eastern Finnish dialects, is originally euphemistic.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhukːɑ/, [ˈhukːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ukːɑ
* Hyphenation: huk‧ka

### Noun

hukka
* waste, loss
    hukkateho ― wasted power
    rahanhukka ― waste of money
    verenhukka ― blood loss
* (idiomatic, usually in phrases) doom, peril (adverse or terrible fate)
* (informal or Eastern Finnish) wolf
    Synonym: susi
* (hunting) A situation in which a hound loses the scent and is not able to find it again.

#### Usage notes

* (waste): Commonly used in compounds. When it is the headword (and the modifier is in the genitive case), the meaning is “waste of ...”; when it is the modifier, the meaning is “wasted ...”.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of hukka (Kotus type 10*A/koira, kk-k gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hukkani
hukkani
accusative
nom.
hukkani
hukkani
gen.
hukkani
genitive
hukkani
hukkieni hukkaini $^{rare}$
partitive
hukkaani
hukkiani
inessive
hukassani
hukissani
elative
hukastani
hukistani
illative
hukkaani
hukkiini
adessive
hukallani
hukillani
ablative
hukaltani
hukiltani
allative
hukalleni
hukilleni
essive
hukkanani
hukkinani
translative
hukakseni
hukikseni
abessive
hukattani
hukittani
instructive
comitative
—hukkineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hukkasi
hukkasi
accusative
nom.
hukkasi
hukkasi
gen.
hukkasi
genitive
hukkasi
hukkiesi hukkaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
hukkaasi
hukkiasi
inessive
hukassasi
hukissasi
elative
hukastasi
hukistasi
illative
hukkaasi
hukkiisi
adessive
hukallasi
hukillasi
ablative
hukaltasi
hukiltasi
allative
hukallesi
hukillesi
essive
hukkanasi
hukkinasi
translative
hukaksesi
hukiksesi
abessive
hukattasi
hukittasi
instructive
comitative
—hukkinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hukkamme
hukkamme
accusative
nom.
hukkamme
hukkamme
gen.
hukkamme
genitive
hukkamme
hukkiemme hukkaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
hukkaamme
hukkiamme
inessive
hukassamme
hukissamme
elative
hukastamme
hukistamme
illative
hukkaamme
hukkiimme
adessive
hukallamme
hukillamme
ablative
hukaltamme
hukiltamme
allative
hukallemme
hukillemme
essive
hukkanamme
hukkinamme
translative
hukaksemme
hukiksemme
abessive
hukattamme
hukittamme
instructive
comitative
—hukkinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hukkanne
hukkanne
accusative
nom.
hukkanne
hukkanne
gen.
hukkanne
genitive
hukkanne
hukkienne hukkainne $^{rare}$
partitive
hukkaanne
hukkianne
inessive
hukassanne
hukissanne
elative
hukastanne
hukistanne
illative
hukkaanne
hukkiinne
adessive
hukallanne
hukillanne
ablative
hukaltanne
hukiltanne
allative
hukallenne
hukillenne
essive
hukkananne
hukkinanne
translative
hukaksenne
hukiksenne
abessive
hukattanne
hukittanne
instructive
comitative
—hukkinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hukkansa
hukkansa
accusative
nom.
hukkansa
hukkansa
gen.
hukkansa
genitive
hukkansa
hukkiensa hukkainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
hukkaansa
hukkiaan hukkiansa
inessive
hukassaan hukassansa
hukissaan hukissansa
elative
hukastaan hukastansa
hukistaan hukistansa
illative
hukkaansa
hukkiinsa
adessive
hukallaan hukallansa
hukillaan hukillansa
ablative
hukaltaan hukaltansa
hukiltaan hukiltansa
allative
hukalleen hukallensa
hukilleen hukillensa
essive
hukkanaan hukkanansa
hukkinaan hukkinansa
translative
hukakseen hukaksensa
hukikseen hukiksensa
abessive
hukattaan hukattansa
hukittaan hukittansa
instructive
comitative
—hukkineen hukkinensa :

#### Derived terms

* hukassa
* hukata
* hukka perii
* hukkaan
* hukkaantua
* Hukkanen
* hukkautua
* hukkua
* mennä hukkaan
* ajanhukka
* energianhukka
* heinähukka
* hukanputki
* hukka-aika
* hukkaanheitetty
* hukkakaura
* hukkakäyttö
* hukkalämpö
* hukkaneliö
* hukkaostos
* hukkapala
* hukkapinta-ala
* hukkaprosentti
* hukkaputki
* hukkapuu
* hukkapätkä
* hukkareissu
* hukkariisi
* hukkateho
* hukkateille
* hukkateillä
* hukkatila
* hukkatilavuus
* hukkatyö
* hukkaääni
* kuorimishukka
* lämmönhukka
* mieshukka
* nestehukka
* punahukka
* pussihukka
* rahanhukka
* susihukka
* uittohukka
* verenhukka

#### Related terms

* hukkua
* hukuksissa
* hukuttaa
* hukuttautua

### Further reading

* “hukka”, 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
* “hukka”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022, →ISSN, retrieved 2024-08-17.

### Anagrams

* hakku

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hukka. Cognates include Finnish hukka and Estonian hukk.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈhukːɑ/, [ˈhukː]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈhukːɑ/, [ˈhukːɑ]
* Rhymes: -ukː, -ukːɑ
* Hyphenation: huk‧ka

### Noun

hukka
* waste, loss

#### Derived terms

* hukata
* hukkahua
* hukkua
* saavva hukkaa

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 72

## Karelian

Regional variants of hukka :
| North Karelian (Viena) | hukka |
| South Karelian (Tver) | hukka |

### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hukka (“loss”), used as a taboo formation.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhukːɑ/
* Hyphenation: huk‧ka

### Noun

hukka (genitive hukan, partitive hukkua)
* wolf

#### Synonyms

* (South Karelian, avoidance) čakka

### References

* A. V. Punzhina (1994) “hukka”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN
* P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “hukka”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN