Jalka's meanings

• leg
• foot
• stem
• base
• stand

Jalka's synonyms

• sääri (=leg)

Verbs that are based on jalka

• jalkautua jstk
• to dismount from horse, etc.
• Eversti jalkautui hevosestaan ja meni auttamaan hänen kaatuneensa toverinsa.  The colonel dismounted and went to help his fallen comrade.
• to disembark (from a boat)
• Sinä aamuna Pertti jalkautui veneestään väsyneenä ja lähti mökkiinsä.  That morning Pertti, tired, got out of his boat and went into his cabin.
• jaloitella
• to stretch one's legs
• Pitkän matkan jälkeen haluan jaloitella vähäksi ajaksi.  I always want to stretch my legs for a while after a long trip.
• jaloitella jtk
• to exercise something (an animal)
• Hän jaloitteli hevostaan.  He exercised his horse.

Adjectives that are based on jalka

• jalanmukainen
• correctly fitting (shoe);  something that correctly fits the foot
• paljasjalkainen ~lainen
• born and bred in ~. (NB. This can only be used with towns)
• Hän on paljasjalkainen kuusamolainen.  He has lived all his life in Kuusamo.
• paljasjalkainen
• barefoot
• ~jalkainen
• ~-footed
• nelijalkainen  four-footed
• persjalkainen  someone with short legs, so that their ass is connected to their feet, in other words, their legs are so short, that they are basically non-existent! (NB. Not exactly a complement to most people)

Phrases that are based on jalka

• nousta väärällä jalalla (vuoteesta)
• to get out of bed on the wrong side
• Voi saatana!! Miks aina nousen väärällä jalalla? Shit!  Why do I always get up on the wrong side of the bed?
• paljain jaloin
• bare feet
• Ei saa mennä kauppaan paljain jaloin, vaikka on kesä.  You can't go in the store without shoes, even if it is summer.
• juoksujalkaa
• on a run
• Uusi ale alkaa, tule juoksujalkaa.  Come running, a new sale is starting!
• valheella on lyhyet jalat
• lies have short wings
• This means that if you lie you're going to get caught soon, in other words, since lies have short legs they can't run fast enough to escape the truth.

Nouns with jalka

• jalkapallo
• football, soccer
• amerikkalainen jalkapallo
• football
• jalkamatka = patikka
• trip by foot
• hike
• jalkakäytävä
• sidewalk
• jalansija
• foothold
• kaasujalka
• speed demon
• jalkamies
• foot soldier
• apostolin kyydillä, sanoi jalkamies We'll go by foot, said the foot soldier.  (Apostolin kyydillä means to go by foot)
• pedestrian (basically anyone who goes by foot)
• jalkaväki
• infantry
• jalkaväkirykmentti infantry regiment
• jalkapuu (NB. This is singular!)
• stocks
• panna jku jalkapuuhun  to put someone in the stocks
• Matti Olavinpoika pantiin jalkapuuhun rikoksensa vuoksi.  Matthew Olafsson was put into stocks for his crime.

Nouns that are based on jalka

• jalake
• stand, base
• pedestal
• jalkkis
• football, soccer (slang)
• = futis (this term seems to be more common)
• = jalis
• jalkio (NB. This is singular!)
• pedals (on a piano)