ӣӈӈ

See also: ӣнн

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *jieŋë, from Proto-Uralic *jäŋe.

Related to Finnish jää and Hungarian jég. Cognates include Northern Sami jiekŋa and Inari Sami jieŋ̣â.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /iːŋː/

Noun

ӣӈӈ (jiŋŋ)

  1. ice
    Synonym: че̄ррьй (čierr’j) (the first ice one can walk on)
  2. ice floe
    Synonym: ӣӈӈ кусськ (jiŋŋ kuss’k)

Inflection

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading
  • N. E. Afanasjeva; 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 92
  • A. Antonova; E. Sheller (2021), “ӣӈӈ”, 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), “jīŋŋ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958), “jīŋŋ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, pages 62
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