ю̄ккс

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *juoksë, compare Northern Sami juoksa (“bow (weapon)”).

Noun

ю̄ккс (jūkks)

  1. arc
  2. bow (weapon used for shooting arrows)

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
  • A. A. Antonova (2014), “370”, in 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
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