тӯйй

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *tuojē, from unattested Proto-Norse *tōja-. Cognate with Northern Sami duodji.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuːjː/

Noun

тӯйй (tūjj)

1. work, business
2. labor
3. craft, trade (skilled practice)
4. activity
5. task, assignment
6. deed, act

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Related terms

• тӯййшэ (tūjjše)

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
• 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)]‎^[2], Русский язык, page 360
• A. A. Antonova (2014) A.M. Agejeva, S.N. Galkin, D.M. Homyuk, E. Sheller, editors, Саамско-русский словарь [Sámi-Russian dictionary], Мурманский областной центр коренных малочисленных народов севера, →ISBN
• 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
• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “tū͕i̭j”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[3], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 614