чӣӈк

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *čieŋkëm, compare Northern Sami čiekka and Inari Sami čiegâ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃʲiːŋk/

Noun

чӣӈк (čīŋk)

  1. (obsolete) shinbone, tibia of a reindeer with little bonemarrow
  2. (obsolete) split marrowless tibia of a reindeer

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms
  • чӣӈкта̄ххьт (čīŋktāxx’t)

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “t́š́īŋɢ̀”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “t́š́īŋɢ̀ -ŋ̄ɐᵍm, -ᵍkmes̜̀t”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 659
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