че̄лльк
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Kildin Sami
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Samic *čielkē. Compare Northern Sami čielgi.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]че̄лльк (čiell’k)
- (obsolete, anatomy) backbone
- (obsolete) watershed, water divide
- (obsolete) (roof) ridge, finial of goahti
Further reading
[edit]- 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