hyvä
Pronunciation: /ˈhyʋæ/
“hyvä” is a Finnish word. Its 14 meanings in English:
adjective
- good (of high quality)
- good (competent, skilled, talented)
- good (effective, that has the desired effect)
- good (beneficial; worthwhile, helpful)
- good (of food, edible; not stale or rotten)
- good (acting in the interest of good; ethical good intentions)
- good (healthful, healthy, promoting health) (usually in the translative singular)
- good (pleasant, agreeable)
- good (of food: having a particularly pleasant taste; of a smell: particularly fragrant)
- good (favorable, auspicious)
- in good health
- good (significant, hefty, e.g. of a sum of money)
- dear (used in various polite forms of address)
- happy (used in phrases to wish happiness or good fortune at the time of a festival, celebration, or other event or activity)
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *hüvä (compare Estonian hea, Veps hüvä). Likely further related to Sami words like Northern Sami savvit (“to heal”); ultimate origin unknown.
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