nurkka

Nurkka is a Finnish noun meaning "corner" or "nook." It refers to the place where two surfaces meet, such as the corner of a room, or to a small, cozy space within a larger area used for a particular purpose. The term is common in everyday Finnish and is used both literally and figuratively to denote a niche or dedicated space within a system.

In interior design and architecture, nurkka describes a spatial feature that creates a sense of enclosure or separation without a full wall, such as a reading nook or a kitchen corner. It also appears in everyday phrases describing parts of rooms or streets, like the corner by the window or the corner store. In broader language, it can be used metaphorically to indicate a secluded or specialized area within an organization or situation.

The word is native Finnish, with stress on the first syllable, pronounced nurkka [ˈnurkːa]. It functions as a common building block for compound terms such as lukunurkka (reading nook), illustrating its role in describing spatial zones.