haamu

From Proto-Finnic *haama (only found derived in Karelian hoamu, Veps aamo, and dialectal Finnish hahmo, haamo), probably from Proto-Finno-Permic *šamɜ. Other cognates include Erzya чама (čama, “face”), Moksha шама (šama, “face”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːmu/, [ˈhɑ̝ːmu]
• Rhymes: -ɑːmu
• Syllabification^(key): haa‧mu

haamu

1. ghost, spirit (disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death)

   Synonyms: aave, kummitus

   kalpea kuin haamu ― pale as a ghost

2. faint or poorly visible shape or figure
3. shadow (imperfect and faint representation)

   Synonym: varjo

• Kven: haamu

• “haamu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

• hamua, uhmaa

From Finnish haamu (“ghost spirit; shadow”), from Proto-Finnic *haama, probably from Proto-Finno-Permic *šamɜ. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Cognate with Karelian hoamu, Veps aamo, Finnish hahmo, Erzya чама (čama, “face”) and Moksha шама (šama, “face”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːmu/

• Rhymes: -ɑːmu
• Hyphenation: haa‧mu

haamu (genitive haamun, partitive haamuu)

1. a form, shape, figure (especially one that is poorly seen.) (Can we add an example for this sense?)
2. a ghost, spirit (disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death)
3. (grammar) a form (a grouping of words which maintain grammatical context in different usages; the particular shape or structure of a word or part of speech.)

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

• (form, shape): formu, kaava
• (ghost): kummitus