norppa

== Finnish == === Etymology === Possibly a borrowing from Sami, cf. Proto-Samic *noarvē (“seal”) (whence Northern Sami noarvi). Cognate with Karelian ńorppa, Ludian ńorp. Russian нерпа (nerpa, “seal of the genus "Pusa"”) is a borrowing from Finnic. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnorpːɑ/, [ˈno̞rpːɑ̝] Rhymes: -orpːɑ Syllabification(key): norp‧pa Hyphenation(key): norp‧pa === Noun === norppa ringed seal, Pusa hispida ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== varsinaiset hylkeet === Further reading === “norppa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === appron