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kõrb

Pronunciation: /kˈɤrb̥/

“kõrb” is an Estonian word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a large uninhabited forest
  2. desert

adjective

  1. red-brown, tawny

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *korpi. Cognate to Finnish korpi and Livvi korbi (“big spruce forest”).

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