чуэннҍ

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *čoanē, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ćona. Cognates include Southern Sami tjåenieh and Ter Sami чыэннӭ. Related to Northern Sami čoanohas.

Noun

чуэннҍ (čuenn’)

  1. (obsolete) type of toboggan or sledge without runners, suitable for carrying goods or people in deep snow, usually drawn by a man or a reindeer

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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