caviar

victor steinbok aardvark66 at GMAIL.COM
Wed Apr 6 03:42:26 UTC 2011


Thanks for the compliment, Wilson.

Yes, "ikra" can also refer to "calf", although "golen'" is more
commonly used (both [l] and [n] palatalized). You are also more likely
to see it in plural ("ikry", with first-syllable stress).

VS-)

On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 3:43 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:
...
>
> And doesn't _ikra_ also mean, "calf [of the leg]"?
>
> --
> -Wilson

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