tovara

Russenorsk

Etymology

Inherited from Russian това́ръ (továr) of Turkic origin. Close sounding to Norwegian Nynorsk vare, whence Russenorsk vara (with the same meaning) is derived from. Compare also to Finnish tavara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuˈvara/ (uncertain)

Noun

tovara

1. commodity, product, goods

Synonyms

• vara

References

• Ingvild Broch, Ernst H. Jahr (1984) Russenorsk: Et pidginspråk i Norge [Russenorsk: A pidgin language in Norway], 2 edition, Oslo: Novus Forlag, page 109