aivan

Pronunciation: /ˈɑi̯ʋɑn/

“aivan” is a Finnish word. Its 4 meanings in English:

adverb

very, rather, quite
exactly, precisely, just
completely, totally

interjection

indeed!

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *aivan (an instructive singular, compare ihan), probably borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háywas, or alternatively from Proto-Germanic *aiwaz (“long time”). Cognate with Votic aiva (“always”) and Estonian aiva (“always”).

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