viha

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Contents 1 Estonian 1.1 Noun 2 Finnish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Derived terms 2.3.2 Compounds 2.4 References

[edit] Estonian

[edit] Noun

viha

1. hatred

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[edit] Finnish

(index vi)

[edit] Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *viša-. Cognates include Estonian viha and Udmurt вож; Avestan vīša-, "poison", is from the same root. In many closely related languages the word means "poison" and is thus possibly the origin of vihreä, "green".

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: ['ʋiɦɑ]
• Rhymes: -ihɑ
• Hyphenation: vi‧ha

[edit] Noun

viha (stem vih-^*)

1. Anger, fury, rage, wrath, ire.
2. Hate, hatred, hostility, ire.

[edit] Derived terms

• adjectives: vihainen
• verbs: vihata, vihastua, vihoitella
• adverbs: vihoissaan

[edit] Compounds

• juutalaisviha
• muukalaisviha
• rotuviha
• vihamielinen
• viharikos

[edit] References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa: Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja, WSOY, 2005.