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kom

language: Veps

part of speech: Noun

phonetic variants: kum (Northern Veps, Southern Veps)


1 meaning

  • Russian: кум
concept: godfather (in mutual ritual kinship); co-parent by baptism; spiritual kin

translation

Livvi: kuamu; kuomo; kuomu

Ludian: kuom; kuome

Karelian Proper: kuoma; kuuma

dialects of usage: Central Eastern Veps, Central Western Veps

Examples (20)

the best an excellent a good a bad

1. MAFUN-vastusehe ühtni delegatoid i kacujid Karjalaspäi, Mordoviaspäi Udmurtiaspäi, Komišpäi, Marii Elaspäi, Baškortostanaspäi i mugažo Hanti-Mansin i Jamalo-Nenecan okrugoišpäi, Tverin oblastišpäi, Permin röunaspäi, Moskvaspäi i Piterišpäi. (MAFUN meiden mal)
2. Venämaspäi Barencregionha mülüba Murmanskan da Arhangelskan oblastid, Nenecan agj, Karjalan da Komin respublikad. (Olda ühtes meiden holiš)
3. Edahan koditahospäi oldes kaikile oli mel’he kulištada pajoid estin, saamen, komin, marin i muga edemba kelel, a praznikfuršet andoi aigad pagišta äjiš tedoproblemoiš vanhoile tutabile i sidoda uzid tundištoitusid noriden tedomehiden keskes. (Venäman V Suomalaiž-ugrilaine tedokonferencii Petroskoiš)
4. Edahan koditahospäi oldes kaikile oli mel’he kulištada pajoid estin, saamen, komin, marin i muga edemba kelil, a praznikfuršet andoi aigad pagišta äjiš tedoproblemoiš vanhoile tutabile i sidoda uzid tundištoitusid noriden tedomehiden keskes. (Venäman V Suomalaiž-ugrilaine tedokonferencii Petroskoiš)
5. Komi Valdkundas školiden 96 procentas komin kel’t opetas kut kodikel’t i kut valdkundališt kel’t. (Em antkoi kelile sambuta!)

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wordforms (45)

kom (-an, -ad, -id)

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