haja-

See also: haja

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑjɑ-/, [ˈhɑ̝jɑ̝-]

Prefix

haja-

1. scattered, dispersed

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with haja-

• haihtua
• haipua
• hajahavainto
• hajakenttä
• hajanainen
• hajarivi
• hajauma
• hajauttaa
• hajota
• haju

 

Related 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

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Further reading

• “haja-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• jaha