чиррм

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Kildin Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Proto-Uralic *śurme (“wild animal”), cognate with Skolt Sami čõrrm and Kemi Sami sirma.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

чиррм (čirrm)

  1. devil, evil spirit
    Antonym: ӣммель (jimm’el’)
  2. (euphemistic) wolf
    Synonyms: скуммьп (skumm’p), пальтэсь (pal’tes’)

Further reading[edit]

  • 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)]‎[1], Русский язык, page 394
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “t́š́ᴉ̑r̄m”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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