saiake

saia +‎ -ke, first part from sai (“white bread”), possibly from saama (“to receive”). The suffix -ke implies a diminutive, in the sense of "small white bread". This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑi̯ɑke/, [ˈsɑi̯ɑkˑe̞]

• Rhymes: -ɑiɑke
• Hyphenation: sai‧a‧ke

saiake (genitive saiakese, partitive saiakest)

1. a small (typically sweet) pastry or bun

   Synonym: väikesai

   üle kõige meeldis talle kohvikus kakaod ja saiakesi pugida ― most of all, he liked to snack on cocoa and pastries in the café

   hommikusöögiks oli tass kohvi ja paar saiakest ― breakfast was a cup of coffee and a couple of pastries

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• saiake in Sõnaveeb
• M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), “saiake”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language]‎ (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
• saiake in Raadik, M., editor (2018), Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, →ISBN