варцавэй

Tundra Nenets

Etymology

From вӑрˮ (wăr, “dirt”) +‎ -цавэй (-cawey°).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wərt͡sʌwæj(ə̥)]
• Hyphenation: вар‧ца‧вэй

Adjective

вӑрцавэй • (wărcawey°) (comparative вӑрцавэярка)

1. dirty

References

• Pyrerka, A. P., Tereščenko, N. M. (1948) Русско-ненецкий словарь [Russian–Nenets Dictionary], Moscow: Огиз, page 63
• N. M. Tereschenko (2005) “вӑрцавэй”, in Словарь ненецко-русский и русско-ненецкий, 3rd edition, Saint Petersburg: Просвещение, →ISBN
• Irina Nikolaeva (2014) A Grammar of Tundra Nenets, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, →ISBN, page 32