haja-

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See also: haja

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *haja-, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *sājan-, *sēaną (compare Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐌰𐌽 (saian), Swedish ).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑjɑ-/, [ˈhɑ̝jɑ̝-]

Prefix

haja-

  1. scattered, dispersed

Derived terms

  • haihtua (to evaporate; to fade away)
  • haipua (to fade away)
  • hajaantua (to disperse)
  • hajalla (apart; dispersed, scattered, in pieces; smashed, broken; disassembled)
  • hajalle (apart; dispersed; smashed; broken; disassembled; scattered; in pieces)
  • hajanainen (scattered, dispersed; sporadic; incoherent)
  • hajonta (dispersion; deviation)
  • hajota (to disperse, scatter, break up, run in all directions)
  • hajottaa (to scatter, disperse, break up, dissipate, drive off, send scurrying)

References

  1. Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “haja”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01
  • Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

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