уськ

Kildin Sami

Etymology

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Somehow related to уккс (ukks, “door”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈusʲkʲ/

Noun

уськ (us’k) (pl) (obsolete or dialectal)

  1. menstruation

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • усськ-ке̄джь (uss’k-kiedž’)
  • усськламп (uss’klamp)
  • усськлесьт (uss’kljes’t), усськла (uss’kla)
  • усськлэмусс (uss’klemuss)
  • усськушшэнч (uss’kuššenč)
  • уськкыдт (us’kkydt)
  • уськнызан (us’knyzan)
  • уськпя̄лла (us’kpealla), уськпе̄лльт (us’kpiell’t)
  • уськсуаһп (us’ksuahp)

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “u͕s̜k͕̀”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “u͕s̜k͕̀”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 702
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