ю̄ккс
Kildin Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *juoksë, compare Northern Sami juoksa (“bow (weapon)”).
Noun
ю̄ккс (jūkks)
- arc
- bow (weapon used for shooting arrows)
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
- A. A. Antonova (2014), “370”, in A.M. Agejeva, S.N. Galkin, D.M. Homyuk, E. Sheller, editors, Саамско-русский словарь [Sámi-Russian dictionary], Мурманский областной центр коренных малочисленных народов севера, →ISBN