ahava

From Proto-Finnic *ahava, of unknown further origin. Appears to be analyzable as containing the adjectival/participle suffix -va, but no root word *aha is known. First attested in Daniel Juslenius: Suomalaisen Sana-Lugun Coetus ("Attempt at Listing Finnish Words", 1745).^[1] Cognates include Karelian ahava, Votic ahavõ, Veps ahau and dialectal Estonian ahav.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑhɑʋɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ɦɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑhɑʋɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): aha‧va

ahava

1. dry and cold wind, especially in the spring
2. weather-beaten skin; often a consequence of the combined effect of the brightness of the sunshine enhanced by the reflection from the snow, and the coldness of the wind

• “ahava”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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

• haava, vahaa

From Proto-Finnic *ahava. Cognates include Finnish ahava and dialectal Estonian ahav.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑhɑʋɑ/, [ˈɑhɑʋ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑhɑːʋɑ/, [ˈɑxˑɑːʋɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑhɑʋ, -ɑhɑːʋɑ
• Hyphenation: a‧ha‧va

ahava

1. chapping wind

ahava (comparative ahavamp)

1. (of winds) chapping

• (diminutive) ahavain

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 15
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 3