Kurvi

Osmerus eperlanus
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Language
Finnish
Transliteration
Kurvi
IPA
/ˈkurʋi/

South Karelian dialectal variant of kuore (smelt). The base word kuore is from Proto-Finnic *kore, borrowed via Estonian. Also called norssi, siniäinen in other dialects.

European smelt, cucumber-scented

Alternates: Kuore (Finland), Siniäinen (Finland), Norssi (Finland), Nors (Sweden)