halpa

From Proto-Finnic *halpa; see there for more. Cognate with Estonian halb (“bad”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑlpɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝lpɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlpɑ
• Syllabification^(key): hal‧pa

halpa (comparative halvempi, superlative halvin)

1. cheap, inexpensive, low-end (low in price)

   Synonyms: edullinen, huokea

   Niin, jos ostat halvalla, niin mitä odotat?

   Well, if you buy things on the cheap what do you expect?

   halpatuonti ― cheap imports

2. cheap, cheesy, low-end, tacky (low in quality)
3. (as modifier) discount, budget

   halpakauppa ― discount store

   halpalentoyhtiö ― budget airline

• kallis, tyyris

• “halpa”, 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

• pahla

halpa m

1. h-prothesized form of alpa