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vaihe.

phase, stage, step (distinct or distinguishable part of a sequence or process)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʋɑi̯heˣ/[ˈʋɑ̝i̯ɦe̞(ʔ)]
  1. phase, stage, step (distinct or distinguishable part of a sequence or process)

  2. point (particular moment in an event or occurrence, juncture)

  3. stage (one of the portions of a device, such as a rocket, which are used or activated in a particular order)

  4. phase (particular appearance or state in a regularly recurring cycle)

    Täydenkuun jälkeistä puolikuuta nimitetään väheneväksi. Tässä kuunkierron vaiheessa kuun vasen puoli loistaa valoa.
  5. phase (point or portion in a recurring series of changes; e.g. the phase of a wave)

  6. phase (of alternating current)

  7. phase (with a periodic function)

  8. age (unit of geologic time)

  9. stage (succession of rock strata laid down in a single age)

  10. stage (number of an electronic circuit’s block)

  11. synonym of väli (“gap”)

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *vajëh (“gap”) (compare Estonian vahe), probably from Proto-Finno-Permic *waješ.

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