Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tühjä, from earlier *tüšjä, borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tuskjas, compare Lithuanian tuščias (“empty”) and Latvian tukšs (“empty, blank”). Akin to Estonian tühi, Ludian tühd' and Veps tühj.

Pronunciation

• IPA(key): /ˈtyhjæ/, [ˈt̪yçjæ]
• Rhymes: -yhjæ
• Syllabification(key): tyh‧jä
• Hyphenation(key): tyh‧jä

Adjective

tyhjä (comparative tyhjempi, superlative tyhjin)

1. empty, void (devoid of content)
   Antonym: täysi
   kuivua tyhjiin ― to dry up completely
2. blank (free from writing, printing, or marks)
   tyhjä ääni ― blank vote
   äänestää tyhjää ― to abstain (from a vote)
3. (figuratively) empty, meaningless (destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense)
   4, (figuratively) empty, pointless, fruitless, futile, vain, void (destitute of, or lacking, purpose or effectiveness)
4. (figuratively) empty (destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy)
5. (figuratively) empty (destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial)
6. void (containing no immaterial quality)
7. (typography) white (not containing characters)

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