hiljaa

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hiljada, the partitive singular of *hilja (whence dialectal hilja).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhiljɑː/, [ˈhiljɑ̝ː]
  • Rhymes: -iljɑː
  • Syllabification(key): hil‧jaa

Adverb

hiljaa (comparative hiljempaa, no superlative)

  1. quietly, quiet, silently
  2. slowly

Interjection

hiljaa

  1. quiet! silence!

Derived terms

compounds

Adjective

hiljaa

  1. partitive singular of hilja

Further reading

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hiljada. Cognates include Finnish hiljaa and Estonian hilja.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈhiljɑː/, [ˈhilʲːɑ]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈhiljɑː/, [ˈhilʲjɑː]
  • Rhymes: -iljɑː
  • Hyphenation: hil‧jaa

Adverb

hiljaa

  1. quietly
    • 1937, N. A. Iljin, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (kolmas osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 25:
      Marakatti, ku itsiää șpeilist nähä voi,
      Hää hiljaa karhua kylkee löi.
      A guenon, that could see itself through the mirror,
      It quietly hit a bear on his side.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 61
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