а̄кэнч

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From а̄һкь (āhk’) +‎ -нч (-nč).

Cognates include Ter Sami а̄кай (â̄kâj) 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

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, 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
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