че̄лльк
Kildin Sami edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Samic *čielkē. Compare Northern Sami čielgi.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
че̄лльк (čiell’k)
- (obsolete, anatomy) backbone
- (obsolete) watershed, water divide
- (obsolete) (roof) ridge, finial of goahti
Further reading edit
- 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