Etymology

Borrowed from dialectal SwedishCategory:Finnish terms borrowed from Swedish#LUUKKUCategory:Finnish terms derived from Swedish#LUUKKU luka (standard Swedish lucka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluːkːu/, [ˈluːkːu]Category:Finnish 2-syllable words#LUUKKUCategory:Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation#LUUKKU
• Rhymes: -uːkːuCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/uːkːu#LUUKKUCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/uːkːu/2 syllables#LUUKKU
• Syllabification^(key): luuk‧ku
• Hyphenation^(key): luuk‧ku

Noun

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1. hatch, window, pass through (opening in a wall at window height for serving food or other items)

   Kokki ojensi annokset tarjoiluluukun kautta.

   The cook passed the dishes through the serving hatch.

   Category:Finnish terms with usage examples#LUUKKU

2. hatch (small door for maintenance in large mechanical structure)

   Synonym: huoltoluukku

3. hatch, trapdoor, trap (horizontal door in a floor or ceiling)
4. hatch, scuttle (opening that provides access to the roof from the interior of a building)

   kattoluukku ― roof hatchCategory:Finnish terms with usage examples#LUUKKU

5. (nauticalCategory:fi:Nautical#LUUKKU) hatch, scuttle (opening through the deck of a ship or submarine)

   Sulkekaa luukut! ― Close the hatches!Category:Finnish terms with usage examples#LUUKKU

6. door (flap that acts like a door)

   käkikellon luukku ― cuckoo clock doorCategory:Finnish terms with usage examples#LUUKKU

7. slot (narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; especially one with a hinged cover)

   postiluukku ― mail slotCategory:Finnish terms with usage examples#LUUKKU

8. (constructionCategory:fi:Construction#LUUKKU) outlet, vent (vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something)

   savunpoistoluukku ― smoke outletCategory:Finnish terms with usage examples#LUUKKU

9. wicket, window (service window, as in a bank or train station)

   lippuluukku ― ticket windowCategory:Finnish terms with usage examples#LUUKKU

10. drop (trapdoor in a gallows)
11. (slangCategory:Finnish slang#LUUKKU) fence (someone who hides or buys and sells stolen goods, place of this activity)

    Synonyms: välittäjä, (colloquial) jobbari

12. (colloquialCategory:Finnish colloquialisms#LUUKKU, often derogatoryCategory:Finnish derogatory terms#LUUKKU) ellipsis of postiluukkuCategory:Finnish ellipses#LUUKKU

Further reading

• “luukku”, 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 3 July 2023