вавд

Etymology 1
Proto-Nivkh *av- "to marry," with reciprocal prefix and indicative marker *-nt. Compare also Amur Nivkh for a similar reciprocal derivation.

Verb

 * 1)  to live together

Etymology 2
Proto-Nivkh *bav- "to pound," with an indicative marker *-nt. According to Fortescue, possibly related to Proto-Nivkh *cvəvr "hammer" derived with a deverbal instrumental affix *-r, in which case a of Amur Nivkh

Verb

 * 1)  to pound, crush, grind