кӣллэ

Kildin Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Skolt Sami ǩiõllâd.

Verb

кӣллэ (kīlle)

  1. (obsolete) to gossip, to tattle, to chitchat
    Synonym: ню̄ххчмушшэ (njūxxčmušše)

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), “kīллɐᵟ”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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