кэнтар

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *këntër.

Related to Finnish kinner. Cognates include Inari Sami koodâr and Skolt Sami kõõddâr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɛndar/

Noun

кэнтар (kentar)(obsolete or dialectal)

  1. (anatomy) ham, hock, popliteal space (region back of the knee)
    • (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • кэнтарсӯнн (kentarsūnn)

Coordinate terms

Further reading

  • T. I. Itkonen (1958), “kɛnᴅ̀ar”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 849
  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), “kɛnᴅ̀ar”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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