карво
Erzya
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *karmɜ~*karpɜ~*karwɜ (“fly”). Cognate with Moksha кару (karu), Finnish kärpänen, Estonian kärbes, Eastern Mari карме (karme).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editкарво • (karvo)
- a fly
- Ломантне кулость теке карвот.
- Lomantńe kulosť ťeke karvot .
- People died like flies.
Declension
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References
edit- B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “карво”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
- Entry #1273 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.