чиррм

Kildin Sami

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Uralic *śurme (“wild animal”), cognate with Skolt Sami čõrrm and Kemi Sami sirma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃʲirːm/

Noun

чиррм (čirrm)

  1. devil, evil spirit
    Antonym: ӣммель (jimm’el’)
  2. (euphemistic) wolf

Synonyms

(wolf):
(devil):
  • бӣссь (bīss’)
  • кабперь ка̄ллесь (kabp’er’ kāll’es’)
  • соаһтан (såhtan)
  • цуэҏҏьт (cuer̥r̥’t)
  • ча̄нн (čānn)

Further reading

  • 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)]‎[1], Русский язык, page 394
  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), “t́š́ᴉ̑r̄m”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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