See also: Vaija

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

Isthmus Karelian dialect.[1]

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

vaija (dialectal, dated)

  1. grandfather

Usage notes edit

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 Usage has been replaced by synonyms.

Synonyms edit

Related terms edit

References edit

  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