цаввьцэ
Kildin Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *cëvcētēk.
Verb
цаввьцэ (cavvʹce)
- to stop; to hold (someone or something)
- to slowdown (something)
- to be tired of (food)
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
- 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 377