kauga

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Votic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *kaugan. Compare Finnish kauan, Ingrian kavvan, Estonian kaua.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯ɡɑː/, [ˈkɑu̯ɡɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯ɡɑː
  • Hyphenation: kau‧ga

Adverb[edit]

kauga

  1. (for) a long time
  2. long ago

References[edit]

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “kaugaa”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn