а̄кэнч

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From а̄һкь (āhk’) +‎ -нч (-nč).

Cognates include Ter Sami а̄кай (ākaj) and Skolt Sami ääkkaž.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːkɛnt͡ʃʲ/

Noun

а̄кэнч (ākenč)

1. (diminutive) grandma, granny

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), “àᵍkɐń̄ᵈ́t́š́”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• T. I. Itkonen (1958), “àᵍkɐń̄ᵈ́t́š́”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 7