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vuakša

language: Karelian Proper

part of speech: Noun

phonetic variants: viakša (Vesyegonsk); voakša (Valdai); vuaksa (Myandyselga)


1 meaning

  • Russian: пядь
  • English: span (old unit of measurement)
concept: hand span

translation

Veps: vaks

Livvi: vaaksu; viakso; voaksu; vuaksu

Ludian: vuaks; vuakse; četvert’

dialects of usage: Dyorzha, Kestenga, Knyazhaya, Reboly, Tikhvin, Tolmachi, Tunguda, Uhta, Voknavolok

Examples (1)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. Viršta eletty, vuakša jäi.
Верста прожита, четверть осталась. (Šanapolvet da aforizmat. 3. N-Ä)

wordforms (2)

vuakša