ка̄ллесь
Kildin Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *kāllēs, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz. Cognates include Northern Sami gállis and Southern Sami gaellies.
Noun
ка̄ллесь (kāllʹesʹ)
- man (above 30)
- Synonym: оалмолма (ålmolma)
Further reading
- N. E. Afanasjeva; 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)], Русский язык, page 97