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boabo

language: Karelian Proper

part of speech: Noun

phonetic variants: babba (Tunguda); babo (Rugozero); buabo (New written Tver, Dyorzha, Myandyselga, Padany, Reboly, Tikhvin, Tolmachi); biabo (Vesyegonsk); babi (Reboly)


1 meaning

  • Russian: бабушка
  • English: grandmother; grandma
concept: grandmother

translation

Veps: bab; baba; baboi; babuško

Livvi: baabo; baaboi; biabo; boabo; buabo

Ludian: buab; buabo

dialects of usage: Padany

Examples (1)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. Kaččojat erikoisešti tykätäh hänen šemmosie roolija kuin Lemminkäisen muamo (Kalevala), Anni (Antti Timosen Otatko miut Karjalan mua? -näytelmän mukah), Taina (Laukunkantajat), Boabo (Lembi), Loviisa (Niskavuoren naiset) ta muita töitä. (Meijän perintehet -projektin rinnakkaiset vaikutukšet)

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