karvainen

karva +‎ -inen

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrʋɑi̯nen/, [ˈkɑ̝rʋɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑrʋɑinen
• Syllabification^(key): kar‧vai‧nen

karvainen (comparative karvaisempi, superlative karvaisin)

1. hairy, furry, hirsute
2. (often in compounds, with first word usually in the nominative case) -haired (body hair)

   piikkikarvainen ― spiny-haired

   tummakarvainen ― dark-haired

3. (often archaic, in compounds, with first word usually in the genitive case) -colored

   tummankarvainen ― dark-colored

• “karvainen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02