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säikkyä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • shy adj Nervous or uncomfortable around other people; reluctant to draw attention to oneself.

Senses

säikkyä is used for these senses in English:

  • shy (intransitive) To jump back in fear.

shy — full definition

  1. adj Nervous or uncomfortable around other people; reluctant to draw attention to oneself.
  2. adj Just short of or falling below a stated amount.
  3. verb To move back suddenly out of fear or caution.

Related Finnish words