harmaa

== Finnish == === Alternative forms === harmaja (dialectal) harmava (dialectal) === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *harmaga, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *śirˀmas (compare Lithuanian širmas). Erzya шерже (šerže, “hoar, gray hair”) borrowed from the same root. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɑrmɑː/, [ˈhɑ̝rmɑ̝ː] Rhymes: -ɑrmɑː Syllabification(key): har‧maa Hyphenation(key): har‧maa === Adjective === harmaa (comparative harmaampi, superlative harmain) grey, gray (colour) grey, gray, dreary, gloomy grey, gray (having an indistinct or disputed quality) harmaa alue ― grey area harmaa talous ― shadow economy, economic activity "off the books" (literally, “the grey economy”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Kven: harmaja ==== See also ==== === Noun === harmaa The colour grey/gray. (colloquial, in the plural) a gray suit of clothes; especially a Finnish army uniform ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “harmaa”, 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 2 July 2023 === Anagrams === amhara, hamara == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *harmaga. Cognates include Finnish harmaa and dialectal Estonian arm. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈhɑrmɑː/, [ˈhɑrmɑ] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈhɑrmɑː/, [ˈhɑrmɑː] (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈhɑrmɑː/, [ˈhɑrmɑː] Rhymes: -ɑrmɑː Hyphenation: har‧maa === Noun === harmaa grey === Adjective === harmaa (comparative harmaamp) grey ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== halli (“grey-haired”) === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 47 Arvo Laanest (1997), Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 31