haja-

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Finnish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑjɑ-/, [ˈhɑ̝jɑ̝-]

Prefix

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haja-

  1. scattered, dispersed

Derived terms

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  • 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

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  1. ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “haja”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (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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