Finnish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

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hiljaa (comparative hiljempaa, no superlative)

  1. quietly, quiet, silently
  2. slowly

Interjection

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hiljaa

  1. quiet! silence!

Derived terms

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compounds
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Adjective

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hiljaa

  1. partitive singular of hilja

Further reading

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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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

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