kosija

== Finnish == === Etymology === kosia +‎ -ja === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkosijɑ/, [ˈko̞s̠i(j)ɑ̝] Rhymes: -osijɑ Syllabification(key): ko‧si‧ja Hyphenation(key): ko‧si‧ja === Noun === kosija wooer, suitor ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “kosija”, 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 === kisoja, sikoja == Ingrian == === Etymology 1 === From kossia (“to propose”) +‎ -ja. Akin to Finnish kosija. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkosijɑ/, [ˈko̞s̠ij] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkosijɑ/, [ˈko̞ʒ̥iˑjɑ] Rhymes: -osij, -osijɑ Hyphenation: ko‧si‧ja ==== Noun ==== kosija matchmaker (one who proposes marriage on behalf of another) ===== Declension ===== ===== Synonyms ===== kosolain === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkosijɑ/, [ˈko̞s̠ij] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkosiːjɑ/, [ˈko̞ʃˑiːjɑ] Rhymes: -osij, -osiːjɑ Hyphenation: ko‧si‧ja ==== Noun ==== kosija partitive plural of kosi === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 198