нюаллэ

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *ńoalōtēk, from Proto-Uralic *ńale-. Cognates include Northern Sami njoallut and Hungarian nyal.

Pronunciation

Verb

нюаллэ (njualle)

  1. to lick

Further reading

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