maalima

From Low German malen (“to paint”).

maalima (da-infinitive maalida)

1. to paint

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• maal

• maaler

Metathesized form of maailma.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːˌlimɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝ːˌlimɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -imɑ
• Syllabification^(key): maa‧li‧ma

maalima (dialectal)

1. Pronunciation spelling of maailma.

• Mainly used in central Ostrobothnian dialects, but also found in Tavastian dialects close to the Savonian dialectal zone. (Savonian dialects have moalima ~ mualima)

• “maalima”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects] (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022.