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haitta.

disadvantage, hindrance, con, demerit, drawback

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhɑi̯tːɑ/[ˈhɑ̝i̯t̪ːɑ̝]
  1. disadvantage, hindrance, con, demerit, drawback

    hyödyt ja haitat
  2. tumbler (part of a lock)

  3. damage, disservice, harm, trouble

    tehdä haittaa
Where this word comes from

Uncertain, but proposed to be a Baltic loan (whence Lithuanian žaizda (“wound”)), or alternatively possibly from earlier *hagitta and then from Proto-Norse *hagiþō, compare Swedish hejd. Cognate with Karelian haitta.

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