hipihiljaa

Finnish

Etymology

hipi- (alliterative fortifier) +‎ hiljaa (“quiet, quietly”); compare täpötäysi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhipiˌhiljɑː/, [ˈhipiˌhiljɑ̝ː]
Rhymes: -iljɑː
Syllabification^(key): hi‧pi‧hil‧jaa

Adverb

hipihiljaa

very quiet, very quietly

Further reading

“hipihiljaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

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