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kargii

language: Karelian Proper

part of speech: Adjective

phonetic variants: karkie (Kestenga, New written karelian, Knyazhaya, Uhta, Voknavolok); kargie (New written Tver, Myandyselga, Padany, Reboly, Tikhvin, Tolmachi, Tunguda, Valdai, Vesyegonsk); kargia (Rugozero)


1 meaning

  • Russian: горький
concept: bitter

translation

Veps: karged

Livvi: kargei; kargia

Ludian: karged; kargei

dialects of usage: Dyorzha

Examples (1)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. Händäh händä vil’vaidih pois’, a patom törkäidih štob šiäl’ vozduh, täm gor’koi 1’äks’is’ pois’, kargii.
Её сливали, а потом [палкой] торкали, чтобы горький воздух вышел оттуда, горечь чтобы вышла. (Kapust)

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