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karva

language: Karelian Proper

part of speech: Noun

phonetic variants: karv (Dyorzha)

Phrases
karvat pistyh nouštih - ru: волосы встали дыбом
šilittyä vaštah karvua - ru: гладить против шерсти

1 meaning

  • Russian: шерсть, волос
  • English: fur, hair (animal hair or human body hair)
concept: fur, hair (animal)

translation

Veps: karv

Livvi: karvo; karvu

Ludian: karv; karve

dialects of usage: Kestenga, Knyazhaya, Myandyselga, Padany, Reboly, Rugozero, Tikhvin, Tolmachi, Tunguda, Uhta, Vesyegonsk, Voknavolok

Examples (61)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. Karva, nahkašša. (Ka i nahka valmis)
2. Karva hyvii. (Ka i nahka valmis)
3. Tämä karva. (Ka i nahka valmis)
4. Puhaššat n’ämä karvat kaikki poiš. (Ka i nahka valmis)
5. Karva. (Yhen miehen mieli ta yhekšän miehen voima)

All examples

wordforms (28)

karv|a [a]

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