ка̄ллесь

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kāllēs, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz. Cognates include Northern Sami gállis and Southern Sami gaellies.

Noun

ка̄ллесь (kāll’es’)

  1. man (above 30)
    Synonym: оалмолма (ålmolma)

Further reading
  • N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎, Русский язык, page 97
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.