ярьнӭхь

Kildin Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ёрник (jórnik), from Komi-Zyrian йӧр, йӧра (jör, jöra, “dwarf birch”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjarʲnʲɛxʲ/

Noun

ярьнӭхь (jar’n’ex’)(obsolete or dialectal)

  1. dwarflike tree from subspecies of downy birch, Betula pubescens subsp. tortuosa
    (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Coordinate terms

Further reading

  • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), “jȧ̮r̜ǹ̜eχ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
  • T. I. Itkonen (1958), “jȧ̮r̜ǹ̜eχ͕”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎[2], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 50
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