порьяс

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Kildin Sami

Etymology

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *porjës, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *burja (gust (of wind))[1] or from a Baltic language (see Proto-Finnic *purjëh). Cognates include Northern Sami borjjas and Finnish purje.

Pronunciation

Noun

порьяс (por’’as)

  1. sail

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

  1. ^ Michael Rießler (2009) “74261616154872430”, in Kildin Saami vocabulary, Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

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 267
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “porjas”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 396