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️Sun Jul 02 2023

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From Proto-Finnic *kulkëdak, from Proto-Uralic *kulke- (see it for more). Cognates include Estonian kulgema, Erzya кольгемс (koľgems, “to leak”), Hungarian halad.

IPA^(key): /ˈkulkeɑˣ/, [ˈkulk̟e̞ɑ̝(ʔ)]
Rhymes: -ulkeɑ
Hyphenation^(key): kul‧kea

kulkea

to go, travel, traverse [with adessive ‘by’]
Synonym: liikkua

kulkea autolla ― to go by car
to go, extend
Synonyms: mennä, ulottua

Tie kulkee pellolle saakka.
The road goes up to the field.
to lead, go (of footprints, roads etc.)
Synonyms: johtaa, mennä, viedä

Polku kulkee talon ohi.
The path goes by the house.
to advance, make strides, gain ground
Synonym: edetä

kulkea eteenpäin ― to move forward

(to go, travel): Expressing movement, kulkea is quite often used when expressing the means (by foot, by train, by car, etc.).

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“kulkea”, 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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