vaija
Finnish
Etymology
Isthmus Karelian dialect.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑi̯jɑ/, [ˈʋɑi̯j(ː)ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑijɑ
- Syllabification(key): vai‧ja
Noun
vaija
- (dialectal, dated) grandfather
Usage notes
Rarely used in the modern language. Usage has been replaced by synonyms.
Synonyms
- isoisä
- vaari
- pappa
- ukki
Related terms
- faija
References
- “Anneli Hänninen (KOTUS): Dialectal usage distribution”, in (please provide the title of the work), accessed 29 July 2011, archived from the original on 2011-06-05