пӣӈӈькъе

Kildin Sami

Alternative forms

  • пӣӈӈькье (pīŋŋ’k’’e)

Etymology

From пӣӈӈкэ (pīŋŋke, to blow (of wind)) +‎ -ъе (-’e).

Pronunciation

Verb

пӣӈӈькъе (pīŋŋ’k’e)

  1. to start blowing (of wind)
  2. (inchoative) to ventilate
  3. (inchoative) to jerk (to cure (meat or fish) by cutting into strips and drying)

Further reading

  • A. Antonova, E. Sheller (2021) “пӣӈӈькъе”, in Саамско-русский и Русско-саамский словарь [Sami-Russian and Russian-Sami dictionary], Tromsø: UiT The Arctic University of Norway