vartija

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *vartija, *vartja, borrowed from Proto-Germanic [Term?]. Related to Estonian vardja (“bailiff”), Karelian vartie. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrtijɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝rt̪i(j)ɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑrtijɑ Syllabification(key): var‧ti‧ja Hyphenation(key): var‧ti‧ja === Noun === vartija guard, security guard (a person employed to provide security for specific people or specific property) Synonyms: (Helsinki slang) stevari, steve ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== vartioida === Further reading === “vartija”, 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 === Anagrams === vajarit