варцавэй

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Tundra Nenets[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From вӑрˮ (wăr, dirt) +‎ -цавэй (-cawey°).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [wərt͡sʌwæj(ə̥)]
  • Hyphenation: вар‧ца‧вэй

Adjective[edit]

вӑрцавэй (wărcawey°) (comparative вӑрцавэярка)

  1. dirty

References[edit]

  • Pyrerka, A. P., Tereščenko, N. M. (1948) Русско-ненецкий словарь [Russian–Nenets Dictionary], Moscow: Огиз, page 63
  • N. M. Tereschenko (2005) “вӑрцавэй”, in Словарь ненецко-русский и русско-ненецкий, 3rd edition, Saint Petersburg: Просвещение, →ISBN
  • Irina Nikolaeva (2014) A Grammar of Tundra Nenets, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, →ISBN, page 32