kīņtš

From Proto-Finnic *künci, from Proto-Uralic *künče. Cognates include Estonian küüs, Finnish kynsi.

• IPA^(key): /kiːɲt͡ʃ/

kīņtš

1. fingernail, hoof, claw
   • Tiit-Rein Viitso, Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz, Tartu, Rīga: TÜ, LVA

     nīemõ kīņtš

     cow's hoof

     kīndõd vaisõ vȱlda

     will end up in [someone's] claws

     kīndõd vaizõ sōdõ

     to end up in [someone's] claws

     kīndõd vaistõ ulzõ sōdõ

     to escape [someone's] claws

     kīndõd knaššõ ēdrikšõbõd

     [someone] has white nails (lit. "[someone's] nails are blooming nicely")

     mustā verm um kīndõd allõ

     dirty fingernails (lit. "there is black color under fingernails")

     ta pidāb sīnda eņtš kīndõdõks

     it/he has its/his grip on you (lit. "it/he is holding you in its/his claws")

     sa ūod tikkiž eņtš kīndõdõks kubbõ kīskõn, mis sinnõn um

     you have scraped up everything with your nails/claws, what is wrong with you