че̄лльк
Kildin Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *čielkē. Compare Northern Sami čielgi.
Adjective
че̄лльк (čʹēllʹk)
- (obsolete) backbone
- (obsolete) watershed, water divide
- (obsolete) (roof) ridge, finial of goahti
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