пассьтэль

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *pëstējēlē, compare Northern Sami bastil. Equivalent to пассьтэ (pass’te) +‎ -эль (-el’).

Adjective

пассьтэль (pass’tel’)

1. sharp
2. hot, piquant (of food, as pepper)

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 250