ко̄ллкэ

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kolkētēk, from Proto-Uralic *kulke-.

Verb

ко̄ллкэ (kōllke)

1. to flow, to run, to stream
2. to leak
3. to shed, to cast (skin, fur, feathers)
4. to run through, to pass through (of water)

Further reading

• 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)]‎^[1], Русский язык, page 121
• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland