hiljaa

Finnish

(index hi)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hiljada, the partitive singular of *hilja (whence dialectal hilja).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhiljɑː/, [ˈhiljɑː]
  • Hyphenation: hil‧jaa

Adverb

hiljaa (comparative hiljempaa, no superlative)

  1. quietly, quiet, silently
  2. slowly

Interjection

hiljaa

  1. quiet! silence!

See also
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