кэҏҏьч

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kërccë, compare Northern Sami garca (“strap, lace”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛr̥ʲːt͡ʃʲ/

Noun

кэҏҏьч (ker̥r̥’č)

1. (obsolete) cartilage

   Synonym: ла̄ввь (lāvv’)

Derived terms

• нюннҍкэҏҏьч (njunn’ker̥r̥’č)

 

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “ker̜̄ʿt́̀š́”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland