čáhci

From Proto-Samic *čācē.

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaːht͡siː/
• Rhymes: -aːht͡siː

čáhci

1. water
   • 1728, Martin Luther, translated by Morten Lund, Doktor Marten Lutter utza Katekismusaz‎^[1]:

     Kasta ij lek aivestes toushie ʒiatʒe fal, muttu dat le ʒiatʒe, mi sistes adna Ibmel ravvimusa, ja meldes Ibmel sane.

     [Gásta ii leat aivvestassii dušše čáhci fal, muhto dat lea čahci, mii siste atná Ipmila rávvemuša, ja mielde Ipmila sáni.]

     Baptism is not just water alone, but it is water imbued with God's command, and with God's word.

   • 2024 July 9, Iŋgá Káre Márjá I. Utsi, Karen Eira, “Bahča čáhci Guovdageainnus – ballá mánná buohccái čázi geažil”, in NRK Sápmi‎^[2]:

     Guovdageainnus lea guhkit áigge leamaš fiskes ja bahča čáhci.

     Guovdageaidnu has had yellow and bitter water for an extended period of time.

• čáhccái

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[3], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• Forvo.com (the pronunciation dictionary) čáhci