hiljakaistaa

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Ingrian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Finnic *hilja (quiet).

Pronunciation

Adverb

hiljakaistaa

  1. slowly, little by little
    • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 62:
      Hiljakaistaa ootteloo, kons se kevät tulloo.
      Slowly it would wait, when spring comes.

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References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 61