navakka

== Finnish == === Etymology === From nav- +‎ -akka, probably derived from the dialectal adjective navea with the same meaning. It has been proposed to be a borrowing from Proto-Germanic *snawwiz (“short-haired”), with a possibly secondary meaning of "fast"; this would imply a Proto-Finnic *navëda. Compare rivakka, ravakka. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɑʋɑkːɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝ʋɑ̝kːɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑʋɑkːɑ Syllabification(key): na‧vak‧ka Hyphenation(key): na‧vak‧ka === Adjective === navakka (comparative navakampi, superlative navakin or navakoin) (of wind) between moderate and strong vigorous, firm ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== navakasti navakkuus navakoitua ==== Related terms ==== napakka ==== See also ==== Beaufortin asteikko === References === === Further reading === “navakka”, 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 3 July 2023