вуаррьяс

Kildin Sami

Alternative forms

• вуарьяс (vuar’’as) (Itkonen, 1958)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) From вуэррьял (vuerr’’al).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvu̯arʲːas/

Adverb

вуаррьяс (vuarr’’as)

1. Towards or in the direction of the west; westwards
2. (obsolete or dialectal) northwestwards
3. (obsolete or dialectal) northwards

Further reading

• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “ᵛu͔arjas”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 793