kurgi

Estonian

Noun

kurgi

  1. partitive plural of kurg

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kurki. Cognates include Finnish kurki and Estonian kurg.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkurɡi/
  • Hyphenation: kur‧gi

Noun

kurgi (genitive kuren, partitive kurgie)

  1. (South Karelian) crane

Alternative forms

Livvi
Kurgi.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kurki. Cognates include Finnish kurki and Estonian kurg.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkurɡi/
  • Hyphenation: kur‧gi
  • Rhymes: -urɡi

Noun

kurgi (genitive kurren, partitive kurgie)

  1. crane

References
  • Olga Žarinova (2012) Pagizemmo Karjalakse [Let's speak Karelian], St Petersburg, →ISBN, page 11
  • Tatjana Boiko (2019), “kurgi”, in Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN
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