paha

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • bad, ill
  • evil
  • difficult, hard, tricky
  • (idiomatic) paha mieli (lit=bad mind)
  • See the adverb pahoillaan.

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *paha derived from Proto-Germanic *bēgaz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*bēgaz

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