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laiha.

thin, lean, meagre, slim, skinny (of a human or animal)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈlɑi̯hɑ/[ˈlɑ̝i̯ɦɑ̝]
  1. thin, lean, meagre, slim, skinny (of a human or animal)

  2. thin, slim

  3. thin, weak, dilute, watery, lean (of a drink, food, or similar)

    laiha savi
    laiha kahvi
  4. meagre, slim, scanty

    laihoin tuloksin
  5. light (with little boldness)

  6. lean (having a low proportion or concentration of a desired substance or ingredient)

    laiha polttoaineseos
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *laiha (compare Estonian lahja), borrowed from Baltic (compare Lithuanian liesas).

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