ва̄жь

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *vāčëm. Cognates include Skolt Sami vaajj, Northern Sami váža and Ume Sami vaatjoo.

Noun

ва̄жь (vāž’)

  1. three-year-old reindeer cow

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • → Russian: ва́женка (váženka)

See also

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎, Русский язык, page 33
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “vɑ̄ᴰ́ᴢ̌́”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 709
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