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Kildin Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *čieŋkëm, compare Northern Sami čiekka and Inari Sami čiegâ.
Pronunciation
Noun
чӣӈк (čīŋk)
- (obsolete) shinbone, tibia of a reindeer with little bonemarrow
- (obsolete) split marrowless tibia of a reindeer
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “t́š́īŋɢ̀”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
- T. I. Itkonen (1958) “t́š́īŋɢ̀ -ŋ̄ɐᵍm, -ᵍkmes̜̀t”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 659