vajja

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vajaga.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈvɑjɑː/, [ˈvɑʝːɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑjɑː
• Hyphenation: vaj‧ja

Adverb

vajja

1. lacking, missing
2. (of time) to

   viis minuttia on vajja kuvvõz tunniz ― it is five to six (o'clock)

3. required

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “vajaa”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn