Kildin Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *jëŋëtēk. Cognates include Northern Sami jakŋat (to become bone-dry) and Inari Sami iiŋŋâđ (to dry, to dry out).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ыӈӈэ (yŋŋe)

  1. (obsolete) to dry; to stale (of bread)
    Synonym: ко̄шшкэ (kōšške)

Further reading

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  • 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
  • Ante Aikio (2020) Uralic Etymological Dictionary (draft)[2]