tovara

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Russenorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Russian това́ръ (továr) of Turkic origin. Close sounding to Norwegian Nynorsk vare, whence Russenorsk vara (with the same meaning) is derived from. Compare also to Finnish tavara.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tuˈvara/ (uncertain)

Noun[edit]

tovara

  1. commodity, product, goods

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Ingvild Broch, Ernst H. Jahr (1984) Russenorsk: Et pidginspråk i Norge [Russenorsk: A pidgin language in Norway], 2 edition, Oslo: Novus Forlag, page 109