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е̄гель

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Kildin Sami

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Etymology

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From Proto-Samic *jeakēl, from Proto-Finno-Permic *jäkä.

Related to Finnish jäkälä, compare Skolt Sami jeeʹel, Akkala Sami ейль (jejl’) and Northern Sami jeagil.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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е̄гель (jiegjel’)

  1. Cladonia rangiferina, reindeer moss, reindeer lichen, caribou moss

Further reading

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  • N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) “77”, in R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎[1], Русский язык