саами
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Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from a Sami language; compare Kildin Sami са̄ммь (sāmm’) and Northern Sami sámi. Possibly related to Russian самое́д (samojéd).
Pronunciation
Noun
саа́ми • (saámi) m anim or f anim (indeclinable, masculine саа́м)
- a Sami (member of an indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Lapland)
Synonyms
- саа́м (saám) (male)
- саа́мка (saámka) (female, proscribed)
- лопь (lopʹ) (archaic, collective)
- лопа́рь (lopárʹ) (male, archaic, now often considered pejorative)
- лопа́рка (lopárka) (female, archaic, now often considered pejorative)