аппьсэ

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *(h)ëpsētēk, from Proto-Uralic *ipsɜ. Compare Northern Sami haksit (“to smell (something)”).

Verb

аппьсэ (app’se)

  1. to smell (of)
  2. to smell (something)

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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