saavva arvoa

Ingrian

Etymology

Literally: "To get the understanding".

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑːʋːɑ ˈɑrʋoɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑːʋː ˈɑrʋo̞]

(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈsɑːʋːɑ ˈɑrʋoɑ/, [ˈʃɑːʋːɑ ˈɑrʋo̞ɑ]

Verb

saavva arvoa

(intransitive) to understand
- 2009, Inkeri‎, volume 1, number 71, St. Petersburg, page 9:
  Se männö meien silmin iess, tuntu, vaikko ei koko aik sitä ikäyksi saa arvo, kel olla ižorin juured.
  It went before our eyes, the feeling, even if not everyone understands this all the time, who have Izhorian roots.

Conjugation

Conjugation of saavva arvoa: see saavva

Synonyms

arvata, ymmärtää, (folk poetic) arvoa

References

Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 21

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