чиррм

Kildin Sami

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Uralic *śurme (“wild animal”), cognate with Skolt Sami čõrrm and Kemi Sami sirma.

Noun

чиррм (čirrm)

1. devil, evil spirit

   Antonym: ӣммель (jimmjel’)

2. (euphemistic) wolf

   Synonyms: скуммьп (skumm’p), пальтэсь (pal’tes’)

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 394
• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “t́š́ᴉ̑r̄m”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland