čavga

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃavːka/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Samic *čëvkë.

Adverb

čavga

1. tightly

Derived terms

• čavgat

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

čavga

1. attributive form of čavgat

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland