кӣһче

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *keaččëtēk, of unknown origin. Akin to Finnish katsoa and Estonian katsuma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkiːht͡ʃʲe/, [ˈkʲiːhʲt͡ʃʲe][1]

Verb

кӣһче (kīhčje)

  1. to look, to gaze
  2. to watch, to observe
  3. to check, to examine, to inspect

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Nouns
  • кӣһчей (kīhčjej)
  • кӣһчмушш (kīhčmušš)
Verbs
  • кӣчнэ (kīčne)
  • кӣчхуввэ (kīčxuvve)
  • кӣһчье (kīhč’’e)
Adverbs
  • кӣчханна (kīčxanna)
  • кӣһчмэнҍ (kīhčmen’)

References

  1. ^ Rießler, Michael. 13. Kildin Saami. — 2021. — 22 June.

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • 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)]‎[2], Русский язык, page 109
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “kiėɔ̀t́̀š́ɐᵟ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[3], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 125