кэ̄рр

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Kildin Sami

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Samic *kërës, compare Northern Sami garas.

Adjective

кэ̄рр (kērr) (predicative кэ̄рас)

  1. hard (not soft)
  2. rude, rough
  3. tough
  4. strict, severe, harsh

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “kɛ̮̀ras”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • G. M. Kert (1986) V. V. Vinokurova, E. N. Samojlova, editors, Словарь саамско-русский и русско-саамский , Ленинград: Просвещение
  • 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) ‎, Русский язык, page 148
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “кэ̄рас”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь , Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Etymology 2

From earlier кэрр (kerr), from Proto-Samic *kërë, from Proto-Uralic , compare Northern Sami garra and Skolt Sami kõrr.

Noun

кэ̄рр (kērr)

  1. rind
  2. bark (of trees)
    Synonym: па̄ҏҏк (pār̥r̥k)
  3. crust
  4. cover (front and back of a book or a magazine)

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “kɛ̮rr”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “кэ̄рр”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь , Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
  • 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) ‎, Русский язык, page 148
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