maalima

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Estonian

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Etymology

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From Low German malen (to paint).

Verb

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maalima (da-infinitive maalida)

  1. to paint

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Metathesized form of maailma.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑːˌlimɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝ːˌlimɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -imɑ
  • Syllabification(key): maa‧li‧ma

Noun

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maalima (dialectal)

  1. Pronunciation spelling of maailma.

Usage notes

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  • Mainly used in central Ostrobothnian dialects, but also found in Tavastian dialects close to the Savonian dialectal zone. (Savonian dialects have moalima ~ mualima)

References

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  • “maalima”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022, →ISSN.