чӣгкэ

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *čiekëtēk.

Verb

чӣгкэ (čīgke)

1. to bury

   Synonym: рӯһкэ (rūhke)

2. to fill up (with earth), to make (a ditch, pit, etc.) level with the ground
3. to cover

   Synonym: ка̄һтӭ (kāht’e)

Derived terms

• чӣгклуввэ (čīgkluvve)
• чӣгклэ (čīgkle)
• чӣгктэднэ (čīgktedne)
• чӣгктэдтэ (čīgktedte)
• чӣгкъе (čīgk’e)
• чӣгнэ (čīgne)
• чӣгхэ (čīgxe)

Further reading

• 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 392
• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland