вавд

Nivkh

Etymology 1

Proto-Nivkh *av- "to marry," with reciprocal prefix в- (v-) and indicative marker *-nt. Compare also Amur Nivkh вави (vavi, “to get married”) for a similar reciprocal derivation.

Alternative forms

• вывдь (vəvd̦) — Amur

Verb

вавд (vavd)

1. (East Sakhalin) to live together

Derived terms

• вавдғун (vavdꜧun, “marriage”)

Etymology 2

Proto-Nivkh *bav- "to pound," with an indicative marker *-nt. According to Fortescue, possibly related to Proto-Nivkh *cvəvr "hammer" derived with a deverbal instrumental affix *-r, in which case a doublet of Amur Nivkh чвывс (ț’vəvs)

Alternative forms

• вывдь (vəvd̦) — Amur

Verb

вавд (vavd)

1. (East Sakhalin) to pound, crush, grind

References

• Fortescue, Michael (2016) Comparative Nivkh Dictionary, München: LINCOM