вӯйй

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *vuojë, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *waje. Cognates include Northern Sami vuodja, Finnish voi, Komi-Zyrian вый (vyj) and Hungarian vaj.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /vuːjː/

Noun

вӯйй (vūjj)

  1. butter
  2. oil
  3. grease, melted fat

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms
  • вӯййлуввэ (vūjjluvve)
  • вӯйхэ (vūjxe)

Further reading
  • 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 54
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “вӯйй”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
  • 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
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “vùi̭j”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 779
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