кэ̄ллм

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *këlmë or some related form, probably from Proto-Finno-Permic *külmä, which is possibly an Indo-European borrowing.

Cognates include Northern Sami galmmas, Finnish kylmä, Komi-Zyrian кын (kyn) and Moksha кельме (keľme).

Adjective

кэ̄ллм (kēllm)

1. cold
2. dead (of an animal)

Antonyms

• поа̄кас (pååkas)

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 146
• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “kɛ̮лm̀as”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[3], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 105