soovija

Soovija is an Estonian noun meaning a person who desires or asks for something; a wisher or one who expresses a desire. The word is formed from the root soov-, meaning wish, with the agent noun suffix -ija, a productive pattern in Estonian for creating nouns that denote a person associated with an action.

In everyday language, soovija is relatively rare and is more likely to be found in linguistic discussion or descriptive explanations of word formation than in ordinary speech. In formal or official contexts, other terms are typically used to describe someone who makes a request: taotleja for an applicant, avaldaja for a petitioner, or kandideerija for a candidate.

See also: Soov (wish), taotlus (application), taotleja (applicant), avaldaja (petitioner), kandideerija (candidate).