ыӈас

Kildin Sami

Alternative forms

аррк (arrk)

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *jëŋës. Cognates include Northern Sami jaŋas and Skolt Sami iiŋâs.

Adjective

ыӈас (yŋas)

1. completely dry, bone dry
2. stale (of bread)

   Synonyms: цеҏцвэ (cjer̥cve), тэҏцэх (ter̥cex), кэ̄рас (kēras)

Further reading

• A. A. Antonova (2014) A.M. Agejeva, S.N. Galkin, D.M. Homyuk, E. Sheller, editors, Саамско-русский словарь [Sámi-Russian dictionary], Мурманский областной центр коренных малочисленных народов севера, →ISBN, page 23
• G. M. Kert (1986) V. V. Vinokurova, E. N. Samojlova, editors, Словарь саамско-русский и русско-саамский [Sámi-Russian and Russian-Sámi dictionary], Ленинград: Просвещение, page 360
• 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