vaivainen

Finnish

adj
Definitions
  • measly, paltry, miserable, wretched, pitiful, scrubby
  • crippled

Etymology

Affix from Finnish vaiva (ailment, trouble, inconvenience).

Origin

Finnish

vaiva

Gloss

ailment, trouble, inconvenience

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