пуӆӆьк

Kildin Sami

Etymology

    From Proto-Samic *pulkkē, borrowing from Finnish pulkka, from Proto-Finnic *pulkka.

    Cognates include Inari Sami pulkke, Ter Sami пуӆӆьке (pul̥l̥ʼkʼe) and Northern Sami bulki.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈpul̥ʲːkʲ/

    Noun

    пуӆӆьк (pul̥l̥’k)(obsolete)

    1. pulk, type of sledge shaped like a boat, covered by rag (for traveling, approx. 2m long)
      Synonym: ке̄ресь (kierjes’)

    Usage notes

    • The word is known only in Itkonen's phonetic transcription, and does not appear in later dictionaries, but the term's adoption into Russian in the form of пульк (pulʹk) suggests it was more frequent in the past.

    Inflection

    Declension of пуӆӆьк (type I noun, ӆӆьк-ӆьк gradation)
    Nominative пуӆӆьк (pul̥l̥’k)
    Genitive пуӆьк (pul̥’k)
    Dative-Illative пуӆӆка (pul̥l̥ka)
    Comitative пуӆькэнҍ (pul̥’ken’)
    singular plural
    Nominative пуӆӆьк (pul̥l̥’k) пуӆьк (pul̥’k)
    Accusative пуӆьк (pul̥’k) пуӆькэтҍ (pul̥’ket’)
    Genitive пуӆьк (pul̥’k) пуӆькэ (pul̥’ke)
    Dative-Illative пуӆӆка (pul̥l̥ka) пуӆькэтҍ (pul̥’ket’)
    Locative пуӆькэсьт (pul̥’kes’t) пуӆькэнҍ (pul̥’ken’)
    Comitative пуӆькэнҍ (pul̥’ken’) пуӆькэгуэйм (pul̥’keguejm)
    Abessive пуӆькха (pul̥’kxa) пуӆькэха (pul̥’kexa)
    Essive пуӆӆькэнҍ (pul̥l̥’ken’)
    Partitive пуӆӆькэ (pul̥l̥’ke)

    Derived terms

    • пуӆӆьксоа̄н (pul̥l̥’ksåån)
    • Кыэллнапуӆӆьк (Kyellnapul̥l̥’k)

    Descendants

    • Russian: болок (bolok), болк (bolk)
    • Russian: пульк (pulʹk)

    Further reading

    • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “pul̜̄ʿk͕ᴱ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
    • T. I. Itkonen (1958) “pul̜̄ʿk͕ᴱ”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 392