саами

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from a Sami language; compare Kildin Sami са̄ммь (sāmm’).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɐˈamʲɪ]

Noun

саа́ми • (saámi) m anim or f anim (indeclinable)

1. a Sami (member of an indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Lapland)

   Synonyms: (male) саа́м (saám), (female, proscribed) саа́мка (saámka)