чальмря̄ммчлэмпайй

Kildin Sami

Etymology

From чальм (čal’m, “eye”) +‎ ря̄ммчлэм (reammčlem) +‎ -пайй (-pajj, “a period of time; an event”), compare Skolt Sami čâʹlmmreäpččleʹm.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʲalʲmre̯amːt͡ʃʲlɛmpajː/

Noun

чальмря̄ммчлэмпайй (čal’mreammčlempajj)

(obsolete) blink of an eye

Further reading

Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “t́š́ȧ̮l̜̄m-rėȧm̄ᵈ́t́š́лəm-bȧ̮i̭j”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

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