Borrowed from dialectalSwedishluka (standardSwedishlucka).

• IPA^(key): /ˈluːkːu/,[ˈluːkːu]
• Rhymes:-uːkːu
• Hyphenation^(key):luuk‧ku

luukku

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 servinghatch.

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 ―roofhatch

5. (nautical)hatch,scuttle(opening through the deck of a ship or submarine)

   Sulkekaaluukut! ―Close thehatches!

6. door(flap that acts like a door)

   käkikellonluukku ―cuckoo clockdoor

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

   postiluukku ―mailslot

8. (construction)outlet,vent(vent or similar passage to allow the escape of something)

   savunpoistoluukku ―smokeoutlet

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

   lippuluukku ―ticketwindow

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

    Synonyms:välittäjä,(colloquial)jobbari

12. (colloquial, often derogatory)Clipping ofpostiluukku.

• “luukku”, inKielitoimiston 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–, retrieved2023-07-03

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