korkea

From Proto-Finnic *korkëda.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkorkeɑ/, [ˈko̞rk̟e̞ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -orkeɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): kor‧kea

korkea (comparative korkeampi, superlative korkein)

1. high (physically elevated, extending above a base or average level)

   Antonym: matala

   pudota korkealta ― to fall from high up

2. tall, high (of objects, not of persons: having a great vertical extent)

   Near-synonym: pitkä (“tall”) (of people)

   Antonym: matala

3. high (located at a great altitude)

   Antonym: matala

   100 metriä korkealla ― 100 meters high (at a 100 metre height/altitude)

4. high (of great or large quantity)

   Antonym: matala

5. (music) high-pitched, high

   Antonym: matala

   1. (informal) Synonym of ylävireinen (“sharp”).

• “korkea”, 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

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