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Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *hiljada, the partitive singular of *hilja (whence dialectal hilja).
Pronunciation
Adverb
hiljaa (comparative hiljempaa, no superlative)
- quietly, quiet, silently
- slowly
Interjection
hiljaa
- quiet! silence!
Derived terms
Related terms
Adjective
hiljaa
- partitive singular of hilja
Further reading
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *hiljada. Cognates include Finnish hiljaa and Estonian hilja.
Pronunciation
Adverb
hiljaa
- quietly
1937, N. A. Iljin, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (kolmas osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 25:Marakatti, ku itsiää șpeilist nähä voi,
Hää hiljaa karhua kylkee löi.- A guenon, that could see itself through the mirror,
It quietly hit a bear on his side.
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References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 61