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Kyrgyz
Etymology
Compare to Southern Altai саам (saam).
Noun
саам • (saam) (Arabic spelling ساام)
- fishing rod
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from a Sami language; compare Kildin Sami са̄ммь (sāmm’).
Pronunciation
Noun
саа́м • (saám) m anim (genitive саа́ма, nominative plural саа́мы, genitive plural саа́мов, feminine саа́мка, relational adjective саа́мский)
- a male Sami
- Synonyms: (gender-neutral) саами (saami), (archaic, derogatory) лопа́рь (lopárʹ)
Declension
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “саам”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Southern Altai
Etymology
Compare to Kyrgyz саам (saam).
Noun
саам • (saam)
- fishing rod
References
N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “саам”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN
Southern Yukaghir
Pronunciation
Pronoun
саам (sām)
- Alternative form of сам (sam)
References
- I. A. Nikolaeva, V. G. Shalugin (2002) Словарь Юкагирско-русский и русско-юкагирский (Верхнеколымский диалект) [Yukaghir-Russian and Russian-Yukaghir dictionary (Upper Kolyma dialect)], Saint Petersburg: Дрофа, →ISBN, page 66