huivi
Finnish
pronunciation
Definitions
- headscarf piece of cloth worn over the head
- neckerchief, necker type of neckwear, consisting of a rolled piece of cloth and often a woggle
- scarf
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish hviv (women's headwear, bride's veil) derived from Old Swedish hviver.
Origin
Old Swedish
hviver
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bandanahuivi Finnish
- hartia Finnish
- hartiahuivi Finnish
- holkki Finnish
- huiviholkki Finnish
- huivikaulus Finnish
- huivineula Finnish
- höyhen Finnish
- höyhenhuivi Finnish
- kaula Finnish
- kaulahuivi Finnish
- kaulus Finnish
- neula Finnish
- partio Finnish
- partiohuivi Finnish
- pioneeri Finnish
- pioneerihuivi Finnish
- pää Finnish
- päähuivi Finnish
- hviv Swedish
- hviver Old Swedish