inha

From Proto-Finnic *inha (compare Estonian inetu, Ingrian inho, Karelian inho, Votic inõa).

• IPA^(key): /ˈinhɑ/, [ˈinhɑ]
• Rhymes: -inhɑ
• Syllabification^(key): in‧ha

inha (comparative inhampi, superlative inhoin)

1. (poetic) bad, wicked, mean

   Synonyms: häijy, ilkeä, ikävä, paha

   • 1918, Heikki Klemetti (music), “Vilppulan urhojen muistolle”, lyrics by Heikki Klemetti:

     Se vala on koetettu puhtaana pitää; painettu on päin inhaa itää; kaikki, mi jaksoi kalpaa käyttää; ja pidetään vasta, nyt sekä aina.

     That oath have we tried to keep clean; we have fought against the wicked East; every one of us strong enough to use a sword; and we'll hold against it in the future, now and always.

2. appalling, gross, disgusting

   Synonyms: inhottava, tympeä

   • 2013, (Please provide the book title or journal name), Helsinki: Iltalehti on Dec. 12, 2013:

     Muista tämä ja vältä inha jouluyllätys (header in an article warning against clogging the toilet bowl by pouring hot fat from roasting ham into it)

     Remember this and avoid an appalling Christmas surprise

   • 1995, Liksom, Rosa, Unohdettu vartti (collection of short stories), Helsinki: WSOY, →ISBN:

     Seitsemännessä kerroksessa oli inha löyhkä (title of a short story)

     There was an appalling smell on the seventh floor

• inhasti
• inhuus

• inho

• hain, hina, ihan