kavvan

Ingrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kaugan. Cognates include Finnish kauan and Estonian kaua.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkɑʋːɑn/, [ˈkɑʋːən]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkɑʋːɑn/, [ˈkɑʋːɑn]
  • Rhymes: -ɑʋːɑn
  • Hyphenation: kav‧van

Adverb

kavvan

  1. (for) a long time
    • 2008, “Läkkäämmä omal viisii [We're speaking [our] own way]”, in Inkeri‎, 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.

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