амель

Kildin Sami

Alternative forms

  • а̄мэль (āmel’) (Itkonen, 1958)

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *āmēlē, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hamalaz.

Related to German Hammel. Cognates include Northern Sami ápmil and Skolt Sami äʹmmel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈamʲelʲ/

Noun

амель (amjel’)

  1. hornless reindeer female

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “ā͕mel̜”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “ā͕mel̜”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, pages 12-13
  • N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎[3], Русский язык, page 25
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