vaikea - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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From Proto-Finnic *vaikëda, of unknown further origin, but possibly a variant of vaiva (with the adjectival suffix -ea). Cognate with Ingrian vaikia, Karelian vaigie and Votic vaikõa.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑi̯keɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝i̯k̟e̞ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑikeɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): vai‧kea

vaikea (comparative vaikeampi, superlative vaikein)

1. 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...

2. (idiomatic) awkward, embarrassed, bothered

   olla vaikeana ― to look embarrassed

3. (pathology) serious, severe

   Synonym: vaikea-asteinen

   Hyponyms: lievä (“mild”), keskivaikea (“moderate”)

• “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 2023-07-04