turhaa
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Finnish
[edit]Noun
[edit]turhaa
Anagrams
[edit]Ingrian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈturhɑː/, [ˈturhɑ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈturhɑː/, [ˈturhɑː]
- Rhymes: -urhɑː
- Hyphenation: tur‧haa
Adverb
[edit]turhaa
- in vain, for nothing
- a shame, disappointing
- 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 13:
- Turhaa, etti ono Tuuzikka, a ku vaa, siä ravvattaisit hänen.
- It's a shame, that it's Tuuzikka, and if anything, you would horseshoe him.
Descendants
[edit]- → Votic: turha
Adjective
[edit]turhaa
References
[edit]- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 609