чӯһпэ

Kildin Sami

Etymology

Proto-Samic *čuoppëtēk, Proto-Uralic *ćappa-.

Related to Hungarian csap and Erzya цяпамс (ćapams). Cognates include Skolt Sami čuõpˈpâd, Akkala Sami чуһппэ (čuhppe) and Northern Sami čuohppat.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃʲuːhpɛ/

Verb

чӯһпэ (čūhpe)

1. to cut

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 402