leip-sool
Votic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From leipe (“bread”) and soolõ (“salt”), referring to the practice of bread and salt, and perhaps a kind of calque of Russian хлеб-соль (xleb-solʹ), хлеб да соль (xleb da solʹ).
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
leip-sool
- An expression to be uttered by a guest arriving at someone's home or kitchen to express good wishes.
- bon appétit!
References edit
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “leipä-soola”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn