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ча̄нн

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Kildin Sami

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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ча̄нн (čānn)

  1. devil, demon
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) R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎[1], Русский язык, page 387

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Samic *čānā, from Proto-Uralic *śänä.

Related to Finnish sieni. Compare Northern Sami čátná and Skolt Sami čäänn.

Noun

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ча̄нн (čānn)

  1. (obsolete) polyphore, bracket fungus
Further reading
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  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “t́š́ānnᵃ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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