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nika

language: Karelian Proper

part of speech: Noun


1 meaning

  • Russian: сосна кондовая
  • English: pine with dense fine-grained wood, very strong
concept: resinous pine; dense-grained pine; mast pine

translation

Veps: hong

Livvi: hongu; keli

Ludian: hong; honge; keli; kelo

dialects of usage: Knyazhaya, Tunguda

Examples (2)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. Kalevalan šeuvun kieleššä tällä puulla on vähintäh viisi nimie: mänty, petäjä, kolvi, nika, honka. (Omat mečät ollah mielusammat)
2. Nika on kuolleh puu, vaikka ei ole vielä ihan kuiva. (Omat mečät ollah mielusammat)

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wordforms (30)

ni|ka [ja/ka]

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