чӣӈк

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *čieŋkëm, compare Northern Sami čiekka and Inari Sami čiegâ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃʲiːŋk/

Noun

чӣӈк (čīŋk)

1. (obsolete) shinbone, tibia of a reindeer with little bonemarrow
2. (obsolete) split marrowless tibia of a reindeer

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• чӣӈкта̄ххьт (čīŋktāxx’t)

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “t́š́īŋɢ̀”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “t́š́īŋɢ̀ -ŋ̄ɐᵍm, -ᵍkmes̜̀t”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja‎^[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 659