kymmenen tikkua laudalla
Finnish
pronunciation
Definitions
- A children's game; variant of hide and seek with a "home base" the seeker must return to in order to tag players. At the home base, there is a board placed e.g. on a threshold and the seeker has to place ten sticks on the board instead of counting. After this, the seeker is to shout "Kymmenen tikkua laudalla!" and start seeking the players. When found, the players must reach the home base before the seeker and bounce the board, causing the sticks to fly all around, forcing the seeker to collect them again on the board and the game starts again. Bouncing the board can also be used to rescue any caught players.
Etymology
Compound from Finnish kymmenen (tens, ten) + Finnish tikkua (sticks)+ Finnish laudalla (on the board).
Origin
Finnish
laudalla
Gloss
on the board
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aamukymmenen Finnish
- iltakymmenen Finnish
- kaksikymmentä Finnish
- kolmisenkymmentä Finnish
- kymmenen Finnish
- kymmenentuhatta Finnish
- kymmenesti Finnish
- kymmenikkö Finnish
- laudalla Finnish
- tikkua Finnish
- *kümmen Proto-Finnic