nakrua

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Karelian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *nakradak, of unknown ultimate origin. Cognates include Finnish nauraa, Estonian naerma.

Verb

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nakrua (first-person singular indicative present nakran, third-person singular indicative present nakrau)

  1. (intransitive) To laugh.
  2. To laugh off

Further reading

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  • Пекка Зайков, Лариса Ругоева, "Карельско-русский словарь (северно-карельские диалекты)", Periodika 1999, p. 115.