ёгк

Kildin Sami

Ёгк

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *jokë, from Proto-Uralic *juke (likely a doublet of *joke, whence Finnish joki, Komi-Zyrian ю (ju) and Tundra Nenets яха (yaxa)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /joɡk/, [joˑɡ̥k]

Noun

ёгк (jogk)

1. river

Derived terms

• ёгккоаллем (jogkkålljem)
• ёгклуввэ (jogkluvve)
• ёгкмоаһкь (jogkmåhk’)
• ёгкшалльт (jogkšall’t)

Further reading

• 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
• 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)]‎^[2], Русский язык, page 86
• A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “ёгк”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “jòɢk”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[3], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 67