rooka

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rooka. Cognates include Finnish ruoka and Estonian roog.

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈroːkɑ/, [ˈroːk]

(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈroːkɑ/, [ˈro̝ːɡ̊ɑ]

Rhymes: -oːk, -oːkɑ

Hyphenation: roo‧ka

Noun

rooka

food
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 63:
  Linnuil ono nälkä, evät rooka saa.
  The cities are hungry, they don't get food.
- 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 9:
  Linnut talveel saavat hukkaa sen peräst, jot heille ei tappaa rookaa.
  In the winter, the birds pass away because there isn't enough food for them.
meal

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Synonyms

(food): söökki, toitto, toittu, söömiin

Hyponyms

(food): korma (“fodder”)

Derived terms

References

V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 13
Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 487

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