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Karelian
Etymology
Likely from Finnish kivääri due to range of attestation.
Noun
kivari (genitive , partitive )
- (Suojärvi, Korpiselkä) rifle
- Synonym: vintouhka
References
- Pertti Virtaranta, Raija Koponen (2009) “kivari”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja, Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN
Livvi
Etymology
Likely from Finnish kivääri due to range of attestation.
Noun
kivari (genitive , partitive )
- (Salmi) rifle
- Synonyms: vintohku, vintouhku