valeh

Karelian
Regional variants of valeh
North Karelian
(Viena)		 valeh
South Karelian
(Tver)		 valeh

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *valëh. Cognates include Finnish valhe and Estonian vale.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑleh/
  • Hyphenation: va‧leh

Noun

valeh (genitive valehen, partitive valehta)

  1. lie, untruth

Declension

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References
  • P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “valeh”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN
  • Pertti Virtaranta, Raija Koponen (2009) “valeh”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja‎, Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN
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