laiha

From Proto-Finnic *laiha, from earlier *laiša, borrowed from Baltic, compare Lithuanian liesas. Cognate with Estonian lahja, Karelian laiha, Erzya лавшо (lavšo, “weak”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑi̯hɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝i̯ɦɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑihɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): lai‧ha

laiha (comparative laihempi, superlative laihin)

1. (of a human or animal) thin, lean, meagre, slim, skinny

   Antonym: lihava

2. (more generally) thin, slim
3. (of a drink, food, or similar) thin, weak, dilute, watery, lean

   laiha kahvi ― weak coffee

   laiha juusto ― lean (low-fat) cheese

   Ruuaksi oli vain laihaa velliä.

   There was nothing to eat but thin gruel.

4. meagre, slim, scanty

   laihoin tuloksin ― with little results

5. (typography) light (with little boldness)

• “laiha”, 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 2023-07-02

• haali, halia, hilaa, ihala, laahi, lihaa

From Proto-Finnic *laiha. Cognates include Finnish laiha and Estonian lahja.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑi̯hɑ/, [ˈɫɑi̯h]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑi̯hɑ/, [ˈɫɑi̯hɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑi̯h, -ɑi̯hɑ
• Hyphenation: lai‧ha

laiha (comparative laihemp)

1. thin
2. diluted

• (thin): hoikka, ujo, kehno, ohukkain

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 244