ihan
Finnish
Etymology
Probably the instructive singular of obsolete ihta (“opportunity, chance”), from Proto-Finnic *ihta, possibly from Indo-Iranian.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈihɑn/, [ˈiɦɑn]
- Rhymes: -ihɑn
- Syllabification(key): i‧han
Adverb
ihan
- totally
- exactly
- quite
Synonyms
- aivan
Anagrams
- Inha, hain, hina, inha
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *ihta-. Akin to Finnish ihan.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈihɑn/, [ˈihɑn]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈihɑn/, [ˈihɑn]
- Rhymes: -ihɑn
- Hyphenation: i‧han
Adverb
ihan
- completely
- 1937, N. A. Iljin, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (kolmas osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 68:
- Oboza tuli ihan ootteloma.
- The wagon train came completely unexpectedly.
- 2008, “Läkkäämmä omal viisii [We're speaking [our] own way]”, in Inkeri, volume 4, number 69, St. Petersburg, page 12:
- Ihan alanikko mäni nii heitä senen peräst kutsuttii kust Logoven Yliotsast a senen Alaotsast.
- It went [like a] complete lowland, so it was therefore called the Upper Border and that the Lower Border.
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References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 88
Japanese
Romanization
ihan
- Rōmaji transcription of いはん
Manchu
Romanization
ihan
- Romanization of ᡳᡥᠠᠨ
Votic
Etymology
Borrowed from Ingrian ihan.
Pronunciation
- (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈihɑn/, [ˈihɑn]
- Rhymes: -ihɑn
- Hyphenation: i‧han
Adverb
ihan
- completely, totally
References
- V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012), “ihana”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn