kauga

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kaugan. Compare Finnish kauan, Ingrian kavvan, Estonian kaua.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯ɡɑː/, [ˈkɑu̯ɡɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯ɡɑː
• Hyphenation: kau‧ga

Adverb

kauga

1. (for) a long time
2. long ago

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “kaugaa”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn