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kanki

language: Karelian Proper

part of speech: Noun

phonetic variants: kangi (New written Tver, Myandyselga, Padany, Tikhvin, Tolmachi, Tunguda, Valdai)


1 meaning

  • Russian: рычаг, кол, лом
concept: stake; pole

translation

Veps: kang’; kavi; seibaz; siibaz

Livvi: kaavi; kange; kangi; kuavi; seiväs

Ludian: kang; kuav; kuavi; seibäs; seiväš; šeibäz

dialects of usage: Kestenga, Knyazhaya, Uhta, Voknavolok

Examples (3)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. Da kankista kulettau, jotta šuatto sinne, dak ka pisäyty, da no veješšä kun on ka veje… (Košella)
2. No siinä koss on ei etähäisenä, no, piessä viekäh, piäšem mie kossah, kankie mie en laše kiäštä. (Uitošša)
3. Mäntih pohatan talon ulkoaittah, noššettin šalmo kankiloilla.
Пришли к амбару богатого дома, угол приподняли кольями. (Rosvo-Kliimon starina)

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wordforms (30)

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