шӣг

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Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *šiekë. Cognates include Northern Sami šiega, Skolt Sami šiõǥǥ and Ter Sami šign.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

шӣг (šīg)

  1. good, fine
    Synonyms: шувв (šuvv), пӯррь (pūrr’)

Further reading

  • N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) “410”, in R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎, Русский язык
  • 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