vatsa

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vacca, of uncertain further origin. Cognates include Estonian vats, Karelian vačča, Livvi vačču, Ludian vattš and Veps vac.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑtsɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑtsɑ
• Syllabification^(key): vat‧sa

Noun

vatsa

1. belly, abdomen

Usage notes

• maha is often used when talking about the inner part (or a round belly) and vatsa when talking about the outer, but especially in speech the usage of these words is often very mixed up.

Declension

Synonyms

• maha

Derived terms

Further reading

• “vatsa”, 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 2023-07-04

Anagrams

• vasat, vasta, vasta-

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vacca. Cognates include Finnish vatsa and Estonian vats.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑt͡sɑ/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑt͡sɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑt͡s, -ɑt͡sɑ
• Hyphenation: vat‧sa

Noun

vatsa

1. abdomen

Declension

Synonyms

• mako (“belly”), prulli (“belly”)

Derived terms

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 647