те̄йнчлиннк

Kildin Sami

Alternative forms

• ченнчлеӈӈьк (čjennčljeŋŋ’k) (obsolete or dialectal, Itkonen)
• те̄ннчлэк (tiennčlek) (obsolete or dialectal, Itkonen)
• те̄йнчлинк (tiejnčlink)

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *teańčëlëŋkēs, compare Skolt Sami čiʹǯǯli and Northern Sami deaččalakkis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈti̯ejnt͡ʃʲlinːk/

Noun

те̄йнчлиннк (tiejnčlinnk)

1. lizard

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “те̄йнчлиннк”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “t́š́eń̄ᵈ́t́š́l̜ėŋ͕̄ᵍk͕”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “t́š́eń̄ᵈ́t́š́l̜ėŋ͕̄ᵍk͕”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 580