вавд
Nivkh
editEtymology 1
editProto-Nivkh *av- "to marry," with reciprocal prefix в- (v-) and indicative marker *-nt. Compare also Amur Nivkh вави (vavi, “to get married”) for a similar reciprocal derivation.
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editVerb
editвавд (vavd)
Derived terms
edit- вавдғун (vavdγun, “marriage”)
Etymology 2
editProto-Nivkh *bav- "to pound," with an indicative marker *-nt. According to Fortescue, possibly related to Proto-Nivkh *cvəvr "hammer" derived with a deverbal instrumental affix *-r, in which case a doublet of Amur Nivkh чвывс (ț’vəvs)
Alternative forms
editVerb
editвавд (vavd)
References
edit- Fortescue, Michael (2016) Comparative Nivkh Dictionary, München: LINCOM