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Kildin Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *koakkē, compare Inari Sami kuákki and Skolt Sami kuäʹǩǩ.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈku̯ɛhʲkʲ/
Noun
куэһкь (kuehk’)
- small hook
- coat hanger, peg (device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc)
- hook used for making rough hides
- poker (metal rod for adjusting burning logs or coals in a fire)
Inflection
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Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “kuəɔ̀k͕̀ᴱ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
- T. I. Itkonen (1958) “kuəɔ̀k͕̀ᴱ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 132
- N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) “куэһкь”, in R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)], Русский язык, page 136
- A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “куэххьк”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway