kavvan
Ingrian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *kaugan. Cognates include Finnish kauan and Estonian kaua.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkɑʋːɑn/, [ˈkɑʋːən]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkɑʋːɑn/, [ˈkɑʋːɑn]
- Rhymes: -ɑʋːɑn
- Hyphenation: kav‧van
Adverb edit
kavvan (comparative kavvempaa)
- (for) a long time
- 2008, “Läkkäämmä omal viisii [We're speaking [our] own way]”, in Inkeri[1], volume 4, number 69, St. Petersburg, page 13:
- Kavvan enne käytii kallaa pyytämä[ä]s, vot miä siulle saon nyt.
- Before, we went fishing for a long time, so I'm telling you now.
Synonyms edit
References edit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 147