че̄лльк

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *čielkē. Compare Northern Sami čielgi.

Noun

че̄лльк (č’ēll’k)

  1. (obsolete) backbone
  2. (obsolete) watershed, water divide
  3. (obsolete) (roof) ridge, finial of goahti

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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