вуал-

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From *oal-, contracted form of Proto-Samic *oalōl-, from Proto-Uralic *ola.

Cognates include Northern Sami oalul and Skolt Sami vuål-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvu̯alˌ/

Prefix

вуал- (vual-)

1. cheekbone or jaw

Derived terms

• вуаллдэгк (vualldegk)
• вуалта̄ххьт (vualtāxx’t)

 

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “ᵛu͔aл-”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “ᵛu͔aл-”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 769
• Ante Aikio (2020) Uralic Etymological Dictionary (draft)‎^[3]