че̄ххч

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *čëkčë, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sükśe. Cognates include Finnish syksy and Finnish syys, Hungarian ősz, Northern Sami čakča and Skolt Sami čõhčč, Moksha сёксе (śokśe) and Udmurt сизьыл (śiźyl).

Noun

че̄ххч (čiexxč)

1. autumn

Derived terms

• че̄ххча (čiexxča)
• че̄ххчма̄нн (čiexxčmānn)
• че̄ххчлуввэ (čiexxčluvve)
• че̄хчсэ (čiexčse)

See also

Seasons in Kildin Sami · ыгь кэск (yg’ kesk) (layout · text) · category
кыдт (kydt, “spring”)	ке̄ссь (kiess’, “summer”)	че̄ххч (čiexxč, “autumn”)	та̄лльв (tāll’v, “winter”)

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 390
• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland