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че̄лльк

[ˈt͡ʃʲi̯elʲːkʲ]

noun

LanguageKildin Sami

Meaning
  1. backbone
  2. watershed, water divide
  3. ridge, finial of коавас
  4. The series of bones running down the center of the back. It can also refer to a ridge or a divide between bodies of water.
Examples

Чэ̄лльк то̄ррвэ куэллэ.

The fish has a backbone.

Pronunciationˈt͡ʃʲi̯elʲːkʲ

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteThis word has both anatomical and geographical meanings.

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че̄лльк in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 7 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.