пе̄шштра̄кэнч

Kildin Sami

Alternative forms

• пе̄шштра̄кэннч (piešštrākennč) (phonetic)

Etymology

Probably borrowed from a Finnic language (compare Finnish västäräkki). If so, derived from Proto-Finno-Ugric *wäćtɜrɜkkɜ.

Cognates include Northern Sami beštur and Inari Sami pešnirihhááš.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpi̯eʃːtraːkɛnt͡ʃʲ/

Noun

пе̄шштра̄кэнч (piešštrākenč)

1. (obsolete or dialectal) white wagtail (Motacilla alba)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “pĭeš̀t-rāᵍkɐń̄ᵈ́t́š́”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “pĭeš̀t-rāᵍkɐń̄ᵈ́t́š́”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja‎^[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 373