kaima

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *kaima (compare Estonian kaim, Proto-Samic *kuojmē), borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Lithuanian káimas, Latvian ciems). Northern Sami gaiˈbmât (“to adapt to a companion, to enjoy company”), from Proto-Samic *kājmē, is a later borrowing from Finnic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯mɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝i̯mɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑimɑ Syllabification(key): kai‧ma Hyphenation(key): kai‧ma === Noun === kaima namesake (a person with the same name as another person) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “kaima”, 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 === makia