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vanha.

old (of age)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈʋɑnhɑ/[ˈʋɑ̝nhɑ̝]

  1. old (of age)

    Isäni on jo hyvin vanha, äitiä paljon vanhempi, melkein jo vanhus.
    Pekka ajaa vanhalla autonromulla.

  2. old, former

    Vanha asunto meni vaihdossa.

  3. expired

    mennä vanhaksi
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *vanha (compare Estonian vana), from Proto-Uralic *wanša (compare Komi-Zyrian важ (važ), Udmurt вуж (vuž)).

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