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kurgi

language: Karelian Proper

part of speech: Noun

phonetic variants: kurki (New written karelian, Kestenga, Knyazhaya, Uhta, Voknavolok)


1 meaning

  • Russian: журавль
  • English: crane
concept: crane

translation

Veps: kur’g

Livvi: kurge; kurgi

Ludian: kurg; kurgi; kur’g

dialects of usage: Dyorzha, Myandyselga, Padany, Reboly, Rugozero, Tikhvin, Tolmachi, Tunguda, Valdai, Vesyegonsk

Examples (9)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. Kurgi tuloo, ka n’okanke, da ku. (Miän yl’ee jo čuud’ittii)
2. Pellolla hänen kurret tavotettih i otettih i yl’äh i noššettih.

Ha поле догнали его журавли и взяли и наверх подняли. (Mužikka l’äks’i meččäh...)
3. Kunne kurgi i l’en’n’ä: yhet havut ruwvakši.
Куда журавль ни лети, пища твоя – хвоя [о несчастной судьбе]. (Poslovičat)
4. Kurrešša issuttih.

В Березовке гнали. (Jöt’kin issunda)
5. Hyö tože oldih Kurrešta l’äht’ennyöt.

Они тоже из Березовки переехали. (Jöt’kin issunda)

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wordforms (30)

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