varjo.
shadow (dark image projected onto a surface)
Meaning & usage
shadow (dark image projected onto a surface)
shade, shadow (relative darkness where light is blocked)
ellipsis of sateenvarjo (“umbrella”)
ellipsis of päivänvarjo (“parasol”)
shadow (that which looms as though a shadow)
shadow (one who secretly or furtively follows another)
shadow (influence, especially a pervasive or a negative one)
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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.