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Etymology

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Borrowed from (or possibly loaned to) a Finnic language, compare Finnish norppa (ringed seal).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈnʲerpə]
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Noun

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не́рпа (nérpaf anim (genitive не́рпы, nominative plural не́рпы, genitive plural нерп)

  1. (zoology) seal of the genus Pusa
    Hypernym: тюле́нь (tjulénʹ)

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