Finnish edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Adverb edit

hiljaa (comparative hiljempaa, no superlative)

  1. quietly, quiet, silently
  2. slowly

Interjection edit

hiljaa

  1. quiet! silence!

Derived terms edit

compounds

Related terms edit

Adjective edit

hiljaa

  1. partitive singular of hilja

Further reading edit

Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

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.

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References edit

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