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pyy
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Translingual
Etymology
Symbol
pyy
See also
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *püü (compare Estonian püü, Veps pü), from Proto-Uralic *püŋe (“hazel hen”) (compare Moksha повне (povne), Hungarian fogoly).
Pronunciation
Noun
pyy
Usage notes
- The word pyy appears in the common name of a large number of birds, usually indicating a similar appearance to the hazel grouse, even if the species are not related.
Declension
Derived terms
compounds
idioms
- parempi pyy pivossa kuin kymmenen oksalla
- pienenee kuin pyy maailmanlopun edellä
- selvä pyy
Further reading
- “pyy”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
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Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *püü. Cognates include Finnish pyy and Estonian püü.
Pronunciation
Noun
pyy
Declension
References
- Fedor Tumansky (1790), “пюу”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 681
Livvi
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *püü. Cognates include Finnish pyy and Estonian püü.
Pronunciation
Noun
pyy (genitive pyyn, partitive pyydy)
Declension
References
- Tatjana Boiko (2019), “pyy”, in Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN
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