чӯмм

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Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *čuomë, from Proto-Uralic *śëme. Compare Northern Sami čuopma.

Noun

чӯмм (čūmm)

  1. fish skin
  2. fish scales

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 403