ча̄нн

Kildin Sami

Etymology 1

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Noun

ча̄нн (čānn)

1. devil, demon

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 387

Etymology 2

From Proto-Samic *čānā, from Proto-Uralic *śänä.

Related to Finnish sieni. Compare Northern Sami čátná and Skolt Sami čäänn.

Noun

ча̄нн (čānn)

1. (obsolete) polyphore, bracket fungus

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “t́š́ānnᵃ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland