ню̄ххчемь

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ńuokčëm, from Proto-Uralic *ńaŋkće. Cognates include Komi-Zyrian нёкчим (ńokćim, “gill”) and Eastern Mari ношмо (nošmo, “palate”).

Noun

ню̄ххчемь (njūxxč’em’)

  1. tongue

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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
  • 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 222
  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “ню̄ххчемь”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “ńùχ̄t́š́ɐm”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 305
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