vaija

See also: Vaija

Finnish

Etymology

From the same origin as faija.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑi̯jɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝i̯j(ː)ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑijɑ
  • Syllabification(key): vai‧ja
  • Hyphenation(key): vai‧ja

Noun

vaija (dialectal, dated)

  1. grandfather

Usage notes

Isthmus Karelian dialect.[1] Rarely used in the modern language. Usage has been replaced by synonyms.

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References

  1. ^ “Anneli Hänninen (KOTUS): Dialectal usage distribution”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1], 29 July 2011 (last accessed), archived from the original on 5 June 2011
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