тӯйе

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From earlier туэйе (tuejje), from Proto-Samic *toajētēk.

Verb

тӯйе (tūjje)

  1. to grab, to kill (of a predator)

Further reading

  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland