vaikea

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *vaikëda, probably derived from vaiva (with the adjectival suffix -kea). Cognate with Ingrian vaikia, Karelian vaigie and Votic vaikõa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋɑi̯keɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝i̯k̟e̞ɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑikeɑ Syllabification(key): vai‧ke‧a Hyphenation(key): vai‧kea === Adjective === vaikea (comparative vaikeampi, superlative vaikein) difficult, hard [with allative ‘for’ and first infinitive ‘to’ (with verbs)] Synonyms: hankala, vaativa Antonyms: helppo, (colloquial) iisi Minun on vaikea... (+ first infinitive) ― I find it difficult to... vaikea ongelma ― a hard problem (idiomatic) awkward, embarrassed, bothered olla vaikeana ― to look embarrassed (pathology) serious, severe Synonym: vaikea-asteinen Hyponyms: lievä (“mild”), keskivaikea (“moderate”) vaikea sairaus ― severe illness ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “vaikea”, 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 4 July 2023