чальмря̄ммчлэмпайй

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From чальм (čal’m, “eye”) +‎ ря̄ммчлэм (reammčlem) +‎ -пайй (-pajj, “a period of time; an event”), compare Skolt Sami čâʹlmmreäpččleʹm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃʲalʲmrʲe̯amːt͡ʃʲlɛmpajː/

Noun

чальмря̄ммчлэмпайй (čal’mreammčlempajj)

1. (obsolete) blink of an eye

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “t́š́ȧ̮l̜̄m-rėȧm̄ᵈ́t́š́лəm-bȧ̮i̭j”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland