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ambuu

language: Karelian Proper

part of speech: Verb

phonetic variants: ampuo (New written karelian, Kestenga, Knyazhaya, Uhta, Voknavolok); ambuo (New written Tver, Panozero, Tunguda, Myandyselga, Tolmachi, Valdai, Vesyegonsk); ambua (Rugozero, Myandyselga, Padany, Reboly, Tikhvin)


1 meaning

  • Russian: стрелять
concept: to shoot

translation

Veps: ampta

Livvi: ambia; ambua; ambuo

Ludian: ambuda

dialects of usage: Dyorzha

Examples (2)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. Yhä hyvä ružja, zvolat, kuin z’irkalot, i ambuw ed’äh, a tapa ei.

Очень хорошее ружье [было], стволы как зеркало, и стреляло далеко, но не убивало. (Kuin šuaha rebuo)
2. Hot’ i ambunoo, n’i miimo ambuu". (Dovar’issa)

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wordforms (1)

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