hiljakaistaa

Ingrian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Finnic *hilja (“quiet”). Compare Finnish hiljakseen.

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈhiljɑˌkɑi̯stɑː/, [ˈhilʲːəˌkɑi̯s̠tɑ]

(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈhiljɑˌkɑi̯stɑː/, [ˈhilʲjɑˌkɑi̯ʃtɑː]

Rhymes: -ɑi̯stɑː

Hyphenation: hil‧ja‧kais‧taa

Adverb

hiljakaistaa

slowly, little by little
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 62:
  Hiljakaistaa ootteloo, kons se kevät tulloo.
  Slowly it would wait, when spring comes.

Related terms

hiljaa, hiljetä, hiljain

References

Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 61

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