сыэйя

Ter Sami

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Samic *soajē, from Proto-Uralic *soja.

Related to Hungarian ujj. Cognates include Northern Sami soadji, Skolt Sami suäjj and Kildin Sami суэйй (suejj).

Noun

сыэйя (sïejʼâ)

  1. wing
  2. sleeve

Etymology 2

From Proto-Samic *suojē, possibly from Proto-Finnic *sooja, ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćaHyáH.

Related to Finnish suoja. Cognates include Northern Sami suodji, Skolt Sami suẹʹjj and Kildin Sami сӯйй (sūjj).

Noun

сыэйя (sïejʼâ)

  1. shelter (from weather or wind)
    сыэйя а̂бресьтsïejʼâ â̂brʼesʼtshelter from the rain
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms
  • сыэйярыннта (syejjarynnta)

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “si̮ə̑i̭ja”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “si̮ə̑i̭ja”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “si̮ə̑i̭ja”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[3], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 509
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “si̮ə̑i̭ja”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[4], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 528