вуаллнешш

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *oalulëš (with dissimilation of the second *l), from earlier *oalulë-, from Proto-Samic *oalōl, from Proto-Uralic *ola.

Cognates include Skolt Sami vuålˈl’lõš (later vuålˈlõš) and Akkala Sami vallaš.

Noun

вуаллнешш (vuallnješš)

  1. jaw
    Synonym: вуаллдэгк (vualldegk)
  2. jawbone
  3. (obsolete) reindeer jawbone with tongue and flesh
    Synonym: (obsolete, phonetic) вуаллаш (vuallaš)

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
  • Ante Aikio (2020) Uralic Etymological Dictionary (draft)‎
  • Michael Rießler
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