кыррьй

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kirjē, borrowed from Proto-Finnic *kirja.

Noun

кыррьй (kyrr’j)

1. book

   Synonym: кнӣга (knīga)

2. letter (written message)
3. decorative pattern

Related terms

• кырьйнэсс (kyr’jness)
• кырьйхэ (kyr’jxe)

Further reading

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