ystävä

Etymology
From, further origin unknown, but cognate with 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬. Theories include a reduction of the present passive participle of, present active participle of (also unattested, < Germanic ; per Koivulehto), or a front vowel variant of  (compare 🇨🇬), a present passive participle of the consonant stem *usk- related to  (per Saarikivi).

Noun

 * 1) (close) friend
 * 2)  -phile, admirer, enthusiast

Usage notes
is used for intimate, longterm friends and is in contrast with.

Etymology
From, of unknown further etymology. Cognates include 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) friend