кэ̄ллм

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Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *këlmë or some related form, probably from Proto-Finno-Permic *külmä, which is possibly an Indo-European borrowing.

Cognates include Northern Sami galmmas, Finnish kylmä, Komi-Zyrian кын (kyn) and Moksha кельме (keľme).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

кэ̄ллм (kēllm)

  1. cold
  2. dead (of an animal)

Antonyms

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 146
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “kɛ̮лm̀as”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 105
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