ра̄вэшк
Kildin Sami
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
editNoun
editра̄вэшк (rāvešk)
- small ghost
- (obsolete or dialectal) the carcass, carrion of an animal
- (obsolete or dialectal, anatomy) skeleton
- Synonym: скелеһт (skjeljeht)
Inflection
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Derived terms
edit- ра̄вьшкенч (rāv’škjenč)
Compound words
- о̄ллмэра̄вэшк (ōllmerāvešk)
- пӯдзэра̄вэшк (pūdzerāvešk)
- та̄ффьт-ра̄вэшк (tāff’t-rāvešk)
Further reading
edit- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “rāvə̑š̀k”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
- T. I. Itkonen (1958) “rāvə̑š̀k”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary][2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 427