ца̄ввьнэ

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Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *cāŋmētēk.

Pronunciation

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Verb

ца̄ввьнэ (cāvv’ne)

  1. to drive in (nail)
  2. to beat up, to fluff

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
  • A. A. Antonova (2014) A.M. Agejeva, S.N. Galkin, D.M. Homyuk, E. Sheller, editors, Саамско-русский словарь [Sámi-Russian dictionary], Мурманский областной центр коренных малочисленных народов севера, →ISBN, page 328