ча̄шэнҍ

Kildin Sami

Alternative forms

• че̄шшьн (čiešš’n) (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *čāšnē, compare Northern Sami čáihni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃʲaːʃɛnʲ/

Noun

ча̄шэнҍ (čāšen’)

1. woodpecker

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “t́š́ieš̜̄n̜”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “t́š́ieš̜̄n̜”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 665
• 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)]‎^[3], Русский язык, page 388