vajaa

== Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋɑjɑː/, [ˈʋɑ̝jɑ̝ː] Rhymes: -ɑjɑː Syllabification(key): va‧jaa Hyphenation(key): va‧jaa === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Finnic *vajaga. Related to Estonian vaja, Ingrian vaijaa, Livonian vajāg, Veps vajag and Votic vajja. See more at vajota. ==== Adjective ==== vajaa (comparative vajaampi, superlative vajain) not full; partial; incomplete (often with connotation of falling short) Synonyms: vaillinainen, vajanainen, vajavainen, puolitäysi Antonym: täysi shy of; short of, less than Synonyms: vähän alle, hieman alle Antonyms: reilu, runsas (informal) wanting, in need of Synonym: vailla (colloquial) to (in expressions of clock time) Synonym: vaille kymmentä vajaa kaksi ― ten to two (colloquial, derogatory) mentally retarded; short for vajaamielinen Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vammainen ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== vaja vajota ==== Further reading ==== “vajaa”, 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 1 July 2023 === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== vajaa partitive singular of vaja === Anagrams === Jaava, ajava, jaava, vaaja