kav

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Mauritian Creole

Etymology

Contraction of kapav, from French capable. Compare Haitian Creole kab.

Pronunciation

Verb

kav (medial form kav)

  1. (auxiliary) can; to be able to

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

kav

  1. (deprecated template usage) imperative of kave

Westrobothnian

Etymology

Compare Old Norse kaf loðinn "toto corpore hirsutus".

Adverb

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  1. completely, a lot
    Hä jär kav allt
    It is completely gone.
    Kav mört
    Dark as night.
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References

  • Rietz, Johan Ernst, “kav”, in Svenskt dialektlexikon: ordbok öfver svenska allmogespråket [Swedish dialectal lexicon: a dictionary for the Swedish lects] (in Swedish), 1962 edition, Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups Förlag, published 1862–1867, page 315

White Hmong

Pronunciation

Verb

kav

  1. to manage, govern, rule
  2. to protect

Noun

kav

  1. stem, trunk (of vine, tree)
  2. barrel (of a gun), pipe
  3. (anatomy) shin, lower leg

See also

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