кӣһче

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *keaččëtēk, of unknown origin. Akin to Finnish katsoa and Estonian katsuma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiːht͡ʃʲe/, [ˈkʲiːhʲt͡ʃʲe]

Verb

кӣһче (kīhč’e)

1. to look, to gaze
2. to watch, to observe
3. to check, to examine, to inspect

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Nouns

• кӣһчей (kīhč’ej)
• кӣһчмушш (kīhčmušš)

 

Verbs

• кӣчнэ (kīčne)
• кӣчхуввэ (kīčxuvve)
• кӣһчье (kīhč’je)

 

Adverbs

• кӣчханна (kīčxanna)
• кӣһчмэнҍ (kīhčmen’)

 

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], 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)]‎^[2], Русский язык, page 109
• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “kiėɔ̀t́̀š́ɐᵟ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[3], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 125