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penger

language: Karelian Proper

part of speech: Noun

phonetic variants: penkeri (Uhta); penker (New written karelian, Kestenga, Knyazhaya, Voknavolok); pöngeri (Vesyegonsk); pöngär (New written Tver, Tolmachi)


1 meaning

  • Russian: завалина, земляной уступ
concept: earthen bank; draught excluder (earthen wall)

translation

Veps: zavalin

Livvi: penger; zavaalin; zavialina; zavualim

Ludian: penger; zavalim; zavalin

dialects of usage: Myandyselga, Padany, Reboly, Rugozero

Examples (1)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. Kodi pengerettä – eläjä kengättä.
Дом без завалинки, что босой жилец. (Šanapolvet da aforizmat. 2. I-M)

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