hauska

== Finnish == === Etymology === The word possibly originally meant "wasteful, diminishing, useless" (in which case, compare hupa for semantic shift), in which case it might be related to haaska and derived from haja-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɑu̯skɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝u̯s̠kɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑuskɑ Syllabification(key): haus‧ka Hyphenation(key): haus‧ka === Adjective === hauska (comparative hauskempi, superlative hauskin) pleasant, nice, merry, fun, enjoyable pitää hauskaa ― to have fun funny, amusing Synonyms: hupaisa, huvittava ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== hassu === Further reading === “hauska”, 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 === hakaus