n'okka

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *nokka. Akin to Finnish nokka, Estonian nokk, Ludian n'okk, Veps nök, ńok and Votic nokka.

Noun

n'okka (genitive n'okan, partitive n'okkua)

  1. beak, bill, rostrum (anatomical structure of birds)
  2. beak (any beaklike object)
  3. a person's nose, face.

Further reading
  • Пекка Зайков, Лариса Ругоева, "Карельско-русский словарь (северно-карельские диалекты)", Periodika 1999, p. 118.
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