aaja

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *akja, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *agjō.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːjɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ːjɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːjɑ
  • Syllabification(key): aa‧ja
  • Hyphenation(key): aa‧ja

Adjective

aaja (dialectal, archaic)

  1. (Savonia) large, wide, broad
    Synonyms: laaja, suuri

References

  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “aaja”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 1 January 2024

Greenlandic

Pronunciation

Adverb

aaja

  1. no

Usage notes

Used mainly in Paamiut (formerly Frederikshåb), according to Lorentzen.

References

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