Finnish

Proper noun

Lahja

1. A female given name.

Declension

Estonian

Adjective

lahja ‎(genitive lahja, partitive lahjat, comparative lahjem, superlative kõige lahjem)

1. lean, thin, skinny
2. lean, low-fat

   ~ liha : lean meat

3. lean, poor, thin (short of some essential element)

   ~ kohv : thin coffee

   ~ maa : lean soil, poor soil

4. (of a color) pale

   ~ sinine : pale blue

5. (figuratively) lean

   Parem lahja rahu kui rasvane riid.

   Better a lean accord than a fat quarrel.

Declension

Synonyms

• (lean, skinny): kõhn, kondine
• (of land: lean): väheviljakas

Antonyms

• (lean, skinny): lihav, priske, rammus
• (lean, low-fat): rasvane, rammus
• (of drink: thin): kange

Finnish

(index la)

Etymology

An old loan from a Germanic language, compare Proto-Germanic *blahjon ‎(“flock of wool”) and Old Norse blæja ("sheet", "blanket"). In most of the other Finnic languages the word also means a wedding gift; e.g. Votic lahja ("wedding gift"). Traditionally a sheet of cloth and/or other textiles would be given as gifts during a wedding.

Noun

lahja

1. present, gift
2. (figuratively) talent, gift

Declension

Derived terms

Votic

Noun

lahja ‎(genitive lahjaa, partitive [please provide])

1. wedding gift
2. gift
3. sacrifice

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

• "lahja" in Vadja keele sõnaraamat