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šelgä

language: Karelian Proper

part of speech: Noun

pronunciation: šeĺgä (Myandyselga, Reboly, Tikhvin, Tolmachi, Tunguda, Valdai)

phonetic variants: selgä (Porosozero, Myandyselga, Rugozero, Padany, Vesyegonsk); šelkä (Kestenga, Knyazhaya, Uhta, Voknavolok); šel’g (Dyorzha)


1 meaning

concept: спина
  • Russian: спина

translation

Veps: sel’g; süug

Livvi: selgy; selgö

Ludian: selge; sel’g; šel’g

dialects of usage: Myandyselga, Reboly, Tikhvin, Tolmachi, Tunguda, Valdai

2 meaning

  • Russian: спинка одежды

3 meaning

  • Russian: верх русской печи

4 meaning

concept: Lake area (away from the coast)
  • Russian: пространство озера (вдали от берегов)
  • English: Lake area (away from the coast)

translation

Veps: laid; leid; leit’

Livvi: järvenselgy; keskijärvi; laido; selgy

Ludian: laid; laide; rande; selge

dialects of usage: Tikhvin

wordforms (30)

šel|gä