чӣгкэ

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Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *čiekëtēk.

Pronunciation

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Verb

чӣгкэ (čīgke)

  1. to bury
    Synonym: рӯһкэ (rūhke)
  2. to fill up (with earth), to make (a ditch, pit, etc.) level with the ground
  3. to cover
    Synonym: ка̄һтӭ (kāht’e)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • 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 392
  • 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