vahakoisa

== Finnish == === Etymology === vaha (“wax”) +‎ koisa (“moth”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋɑhɑˌkoi̯sɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝ɦɑ̝ˌko̞i̯s̠ɑ̝] Rhymes: -oisɑ Syllabification(key): va‧ha‧koi‧sa Hyphenation(key): vaha‧koisa === Noun === vahakoisa wax moth (either of the two species of moth whose larvae feed on beeswax) ==== Declension ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== isovahakoisa (“greater wax moth, honeycomb moth”) pikkuvahakoisa (“lesser wax moth”) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “vahakoisa”, 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 14 May 2026