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Finnish
Etymology
The initial vai- is probably from vaieta or vaiti, while vihkaa comes from the onomatopoeic verb vihkata (akin to vihistä).
Pronunciation
Adverb
vaivihkaa
- secretly, unnoticed, stealthily, furtively (without drawing attention)
Kun luokka käveli kirkkoon, pojat livahtivat vaivihkaa jäätelöbaariin.- When the class was walking to the church, the boys slipped unnoticed into an ice cream parlor.
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