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Karelian
Regional variants of lapie
North Karelian (Viena)
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lapie
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South Karelian (Tver)
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labie
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Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *lapida.
Noun
lapie (genitive lapien, partitive )
- shovel
- spade
- peel (baking tool)
- trowel (mason's)
References
- Pertti Virtaranta, Raija Koponen (2009) “lapie”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja, Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN