коа̄ҏҏкэ

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *kārkkë, from Proto-Finnic *karkëda, from Proto-Finno-Permic *karketa.

Related to Finnish karkea and Udmurt курыт (kuryt). Cognates include Northern Sami gárkkis and Skolt Sami [Term?] (kar̀ʿkkɐ̑ᴅ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɒːr̥ːkɛ/

Adjective

коа̄ҏҏкэ (kåår̥r̥ke) (predicative коа̄ҏҏькесь)

  1. (obsolete) bitter (of taste)

Usage notes

  • The word appears only in Itkonen’s dictionary.

Synonyms

  • пыччкрэсь

Antonyms

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “kɑ̀r̄ʿkɐᵟ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “'kɑ̀r̄ʿkɐᵟ, -r̜̄ʿk͕es̜'”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 91
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