е̄гель

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *jeakēl, from Proto-Finno-Permic *jäkä.

Related to Finnish jäkälä, compare Skolt Sami jeeʹel, Akkala Sami ейль (jejl’) and Northern Sami jeagil.

Noun

е̄гель (jieg’el’)

1. Cladonia rangiferina, reindeer moss, reindeer lichen, caribou moss

Further reading

• N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) chapter 77, in R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎^[1], Русский язык