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Finnish
Etymology
< vähä (“few, little”)
Pronunciation
Prefix
vähä-
- low-, having little, having less (signifying low quantity or content)
- vähä-älyinen ― retarded; having little intelligence
- vähärasvainen ― low-fat
- minor, lesser (signifying small size, especially in names)
- Vähä-Aasia ― Asia Minor
Derived terms
See also
Veps
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *vähä.
Prefix
vähä-
- little, less, few, small amount
Derived terms
Category Veps terms prefixed with vähä- not found