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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Northern Sami duodji.
Noun
duodji (uncountable)
- The traditional Sami handicraft of making functional items such as knives and cups.
Northern Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *tuojē.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈtuo̯ɟɟiː/
Noun
duodji
- duodji (Sami handicraft)
Inflection
Descendants
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