нохоʼ пися

Tundra Nenets
Нохоʼ пися.

Etymology

Literally, “Arctic fox mouse”.

Noun

нохоʼ пӣся • (noxoh pyīsya)

  1. lemming

References
  • Pyrerka, A. P., Tereščenko, N. M. (1948) Русско-ненецкий словарь [Russian–Nenets Dictionary], Moscow: Огиз, page 124
  • N. M. Tereschenko (1965) “пӣся”, in Ненецко-русский словарь, Moscow: Советская Энциклопедия
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