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vaija

See also: Vaija

Finnish

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Etymology

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Isthmus Karelian dialect.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑi̯jɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝i̯j(ː)ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑijɑ
  • Syllabification(key): vai‧ja

Noun

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vaija (dialectal, dated)

  1. grandfather

Usage notes

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Rarely used in the modern language. Usage has been replaced by synonyms.

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ “Anneli Hänninen (KOTUS): Dialectal usage distribution”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1], 2011 July 29 (last accessed), archived from the original on 5 June 2011
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