"vähä-" meaning in Finnish

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Prefix

IPA: /ˈʋæhæ-/, [ˈʋæɦæ-]
Etymology: < vähä (“few, little”) Etymology templates: {{m|fi|vähä||few, little}} vähä (“few, little”) Head templates: {{head|fi|prefix|head=}} vähä-, {{fi-prefix}} vähä-
  1. low-, having little, having less (signifying low quantity or content) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-vähä--fi-prefix-s-NpmmdL
  2. minor, lesser (signifying small size, especially in names) Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-vähä--fi-prefix-lv--mfi7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pien-

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      "word": "vähäenergiainen"
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      "word": "vähäkuituinen"
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      "word": "vähämerkityksinen"
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      "word": "vähämielinen"
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      "word": "vähämielisyys"
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      "word": "vähäosainen"
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      "word": "vähäpätöinen"
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      "word": "vähäpätöisyys"
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      "word": "vähäpäästöinen"
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      "word": "vähärasvainen"
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      "word": "vähätietoinen"
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      "word": "vähätuloinen"
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      "word": "vähävaraisuus"
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      "ipa": "/ˈʋæhæ-/"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʋæɦæ-]"
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    {
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    {
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    {
      "word": "vähäjärkinen"
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    {
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    {
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    },
    {
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    {
      "word": "vähälukuisesti"
    },
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      "word": "vähäluminen"
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    {
      "word": "vähämerkityksinen"
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    {
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    },
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      "word": "vähätuloinen"
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    {
      "word": "vähätuottoinen"
    },
    {
      "word": "vähätöinen"
    },
    {
      "word": "vähäuskoinen"
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    {
      "word": "vähävarainen"
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      "word": "vähäverinen"
    },
    {
      "word": "vähäverisyys"
    },
    {
      "word": "vähävirikkeinen"
    },
    {
      "word": "vähäväkinen"
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      "word": "vähä-älyinen"
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      "ipa": "/ˈʋæhæ-/"
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      "ipa": "[ˈʋæɦæ-]"
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