pohja

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *pohja (compare Estonian põhi); see the Proto-Finnic entry for more. Doublet of posio (borrowed from Sami). The sense "north" is due to the practice of building dwellings facing south (as that was the direction the sun would shine from at noon in Northern Europe), and thus the far end of a building furthest from the entrance would be situated towards the north. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpohjɑ/, [ˈpo̞xjɑ̝] Rhymes: -ohjɑ Syllabification(key): poh‧ja Hyphenation(key): poh‧ja === Noun === pohja bottom (lowest part of anything, such as a container, body of water or a hole) bed (place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid) (figuratively) basis, foundation Synonyms: perusta, pohjusta (figuratively) fundament (underlying basis or principle) crust (outer layer composed of pastry; bread-like base of a pizza) (chiefly in expressions) synonym of perä (“far end of something”) background, backdrop (especially in relation to shapes that stand out of the background) Synonym: tausta musta kuvio valkoisella pohjalla ― a black shape on a white background layout (spatial arrangement of a building or flat) (in compounds) template, layout (generic model or pattern from which other objects are based or derived, especially texts) sähköpostipohja ― email template (archaic, poetic) north, northern, Arctic (sometimes capitalized) Pohjantähti ― North Star Pohjanlahti ― Gulf of Bothnia pohjanlepakko ― northern bat pohjan poika ― a son of the north pohjanharjus ― Arctic grayling (mining) bottom, invert (base of a tunnel) (civil engineering) invert (lowest point in a pipe) pohjan yläpinta ― obvert (the highest surface/point inside the pipe) pohjan alapinta ― bottom (the highest surface/point outside the pipe) ellipsis of aallonpohja (“trough (of a wave)”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (north): pohjola ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== posio === References === Álgu database pohja Álgu database boašˈšo Álgu database *pošja === Further reading === “pohja”, 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 == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *pohja. Cognates include Finnish pohja and Estonian põhi. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈpohjɑ/, [ˈpo̞hi] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈpohjɑ/, [ˈpo̞ɣ̥jɑ] Rhymes: -ohj, -ohjɑ Hyphenation: poh‧ja === Noun === pohja bottom north short for sananpohja ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (bottom): pohjus (north): pohjain ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 418