кэсскэ

Kildin Sami

Alternative forms

кэ̄сскэ (kēsske)

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *këskëtēk, compare Northern Sami gaskat.

Verb

кэсскэ (kesske)

1. to sparkle, to glitter
2. to ignite with flint

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
• G. M. Kert (1986) V. V. Vinokurova, E. N. Samojlova, editors, Словарь саамско-русский и русско-саамский [Sámi-Russian and Russian-Sámi dictionary], Ленинград: Просвещение