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ihan.

very, rather, quite

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈihɑn/[ˈiɦɑ̝n]

  1. very, rather, quite

    ihan lähellä

  2. exactly, precisely, just

    ihan oikein
    ihan kuin minä

  3. completely, totally

    ihan väärin
    ihan mahdotonta

  4. pretty (with positive adjectives) (somewhat, fairly, quite)

    informal
    ihan hyvä
Where this word comes from

Probably the instructive singular of obsolete ihta (“opportunity, chance”), from Proto-Finnic *ihta, possibly from Indo-Iranian. The regular standard form would be ihdan, attested fragmentarily in Old Literary Finnish; variants of this like ihran and ihlan are also found in some dialects. The form ihan, seemingly native to eastern dialects, is however common throughout the Finnish-speaking area.

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