different between aave vs haamu

Finnish

Etymology

Unknown, but possibly related to haave, as a variant thereof.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????e?/, [????e?(?)]
• Rhymes: -???e
• Syllabification: aa?ve

Noun

aave

1. phantom (something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality)
2. ghost (spirit of a dead person)

Declension

Synonyms

• (ghost): haamu, kummitus

Derived terms

• aavemainen

Related terms

• aavistaa

Compounds

• aavejuna
• aavekaupunki
• aavekipu
• aavelaiva
• aaveraaja
• aavesärky

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *haama (only found derived in Karelian hoamu, Veps aamo, and dialectal Finnish hahmo, haamo), probably from Proto-Finno-Permic *šam?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?h??mu/, [?h??mu]
• Rhymes: -??mu
• Syllabification: haa?mu

Noun

haamu

1. ghost, spirit (disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death)

   kalpea kuin haamu

   pale as a ghost

2. shadow (imperfect and faint representation)

Declension

Synonyms

• (ghost): aave, kummitus
• (shadow): varjo

Compounds

Anagrams

• hamua, uhmaa