kavvan

Ingrian

Alternative forms

• kavvaa

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kaugan. Cognates include Finnish kauan and Estonian kaua.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑʋːɑn/, [ˈkɑʋːən]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑʋːɑn/, [ˈkɑʋːɑn]
• Rhymes: -ɑʋːɑn
• Hyphenation: kav‧van

Adverb

kavvan (comparative kavvempaa)

1. (for) a long time
   • 2008, “Läkkäämmä omal viisii [We're speaking [our] own way]”, in Inkeri‎, volume 4, number 69, St. Petersburg, page 13:

     Kavvan enne käytii kallaa pyytämä[ä]s, vot miä siulle saon nyt.

     Before, we went fishing for a long time, so I'm telling you now.

Synonyms

• kavvaks

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 147