kavvaks

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kaugaksi. Cognates include Finnish kauaksi and Estonian kauaks.

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑʋːɑkse/, [ˈkɑʋːəks̠]

(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑʋːɑks/, [ˈkɑʋːɑkʃ]

Rhymes: -ɑʋːɑks

Hyphenation: kav‧vaks

Adverb

kavvaks

(of motion) far away
(of time) for a long time
- 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 102:
  Mää, vaa elä kavvaks piäty kujal kiini.
  Go, but don't stay outside for too long.

Synonyms

(motion): etähittee, etähälle
(time): kavvan

References

Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 147

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