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Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *inha (compare Estonian inetu, Ingrian inho, Karelian inho, Votic inõa).
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Adjective
inha (comparative inhempi or inhampi, superlative inhin or inhoin)
- (poetic) bad, wicked, mean
- Synonyms: häijy, ilkeä, ikävä, paha
1918, “Vilppulan urhojen muistolle”, Heikki Klemetti (music), lyrics by Heikki Klemetti:Se vala on koetettu puhtaana pitää; painettu on päin inhaa itää; kaikki, mi jaksoi kalpaa käyttää; ja pidetään vasta, nyt sekä aina.- That oath have we tried to keep clean; we have fought against the wicked East; every one of us strong enough to use a sword; and we'll hold against it in the future, now and always.
- appalling, gross, disgusting
- Synonyms: inhottava, tympeä
2013 December 12, “Muista tämä ja vältä inha jouluyllätys”, in Iltalehti, Helsinki:Muista tämä ja vältä inha jouluyllätys [title of an article warning against clogging the toilet bowl by pouring hot fat from roasting ham into it]- Remember this and avoid an appalling Christmas surprise
1995, Rosa Liksom, Unohdettu vartti (collection of short stories), Helsinki: WSOY, →ISBN:Seitsemännessä kerroksessa oli inha löyhkä [title of a short story]- There was an appalling smell on the seventh floor
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