šaje

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Karelian[edit]

Regional variants of šaje
North Karelian
(Viena)
šaje
South Karelian
(Tver)

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *sadëk. Cognates include Finnish sade and Veps sadeg-.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɑje/
  • Hyphenation: ša‧je

Noun[edit]

šaje (genitive šatien, partitive šajetta)

  1. (North Karelian) Synonym of vihma (rain)

Declension[edit]

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Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Pertti Virtaranta, Raija Koponen (2009) “saje”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja[1], Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN