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varjo.

shadow (dark image projected onto a surface)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʋɑrjo/[ˈʋɑ̝rjo̞]
  1. shadow (dark image projected onto a surface)

  2. shade, shadow (relative darkness where light is blocked)

  3. ellipsis of sateenvarjo (“umbrella”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
  4. ellipsis of päivänvarjo (“parasol”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
  5. shadow (that which looms as though a shadow)

    figuratively
  6. shadow (one who secretly or furtively follows another)

    figuratively
  7. shadow (influence, especially a pervasive or a negative one)

    figuratively
  8. shadow (unconscious aspect of the personality)

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *varjo (compare Estonian vari, Livonian vǭŗ), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *warjǭ or alternatively derived in Finnic from Proto-Germanic *warjaną (whence Finnish varjella, with a frequentative suffix, and Swedish värja (“to defend”)).

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