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vave

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Finnish

Etymology

vapa + -e

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑʋeˣ/, [ˈʋɑ̝ʋe̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑʋe
  • Syllabification(key): va‧ve
  • Hyphenation(key): va‧ve

Noun

vave (dialectal)

  1. A rod or stick attached in a horizontal position upon which fishing nets may be hung for drying.

Declension

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Synonyms

  • vavekeppi
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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

vave (present tense vavar, past tense vava, past participle vava, passive infinitive vavast, present participle vavande, imperative vave/vav)

  1. alternative form of vava

Old Khmer

Noun

vave

  1. Latin script form of វវេ (goat)

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *wawe. Cognates include Hawaiian wawe and Samoan vave.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈva.ve]
  • Hyphenation: va‧ve

Noun

vave

  1. speed, quickness

Verb

vave (plural vavave)

  1. (stative) to be fast

Particle

vave

  1. Used before a verb to indicate that its action is in the near future; soon, in time

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 429

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