kräkyšši

Livvi

Etymology

Most likely onomatopoeic, compare kräkki (“duck”). Also compare dialectal Finnish krääkkäsorsa.

Noun

kräkyšši (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

  1. common teal (Anas crecca)
    Synonym: tavi

References

  • Pertti Virtaranta, Raija Koponen (2009) “kräkyšši”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja‎[1], Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN
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