ра̄вэшк

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Kildin Sami

(2) Инупиат о̄ллмэ а̄ххьтэв пӯдзэ ра̄вэшк.
(3) София ра̄вэшк Дуранкулак е̄нс о̄ллмэ ка̄льмэсьт.

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

ра̄вэшк (rāvešk)

  1. small ghost
  2. (obsolete or dialectal) the carcass, carrion of an animal
  3. (obsolete or dialectal, anatomy) skeleton
    Synonym: скелеһт (skjeljeht)

Inflection

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Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “rāvə̑š̀k”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “rāvə̑š̀k”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 427