е̄гель

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *jeakēl, from Proto-Finno-Permic *jäkä.

Related to Finnish jäkälä, compare Skolt Sami jeeʹel, Akkala Sami ейль (jejl’) and Northern Sami jeagil.

Pronunciation

Noun

е̄гель (jiegjel’)

  1. Cladonia rangiferina, reindeer moss, reindeer lichen, caribou moss

Further reading

  • N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) “77”, in R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎[1], Русский язык
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