hioa

From Proto-Finnic *hijodak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *šija-.

Cognates include Northern Sami sadjit (“to hone, file”),^[1] Skolt Sami sââjjad (“to hone, grind, file”),^[2] Erzya човамс (čovams), Moksha шовамс (šovams, “to hone, file, grind”)^[3] and Eastern Mari шумем (šumem, “to sharpen, hone”).^[4][5]

• IPA^(key): /ˈhio.ɑˣ/,
• Rhymes: -ioɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): hi‧oa

hioa

1. (transitive) to grind, whet, hone (make smoother)
2. (transitive) to grind, sharpen (make sharper)
3. (transitive) to sand (abrade the surface of with sand or sandpaper)
4. (transitive, figuratively) to refine, improve, polish, hone (plan, skill, etc.)

   Täytyy hioa suunnitelmaa sen verran tarkkaan, että se menee läpi missä vaan.

   The plan must be polished enough for it to work anywhere.

5. (transitive) to cut, facet (a gem)

• “hioa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

• ihoa