ва̄жь

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *vāčëm. Cognates include Skolt Sami vaajj, Northern Sami váža and Ume Sami vaatjoo.

Noun

ва̄жь (vāž’)

1. three-year-old reindeer cow

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• → Russian: ва́женка (váženka)

See also

• а̄ллт (āllt)
• амель (amjel’)
• вӯннял (vūnnjal)

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 33
• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “vɑ̄ᴰ́ᴢ̌́”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[3], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 709