English Explanatory Dictionary

Sami

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of an indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Lapland.
name
  1. The Sami people, collectively.
  2. Any of the languages of the Sami people.
adj
  1. Relating to the Sami people of northern Scandinavia, or the Sami languages.
name
  1. A male given name from Arabic, feminine equivalent Samiyah.
name
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Samantha.
noun
  1. Alternative form of swami.
noun
  1. At West Point, a Saturday morning inspection of a cadet's room.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɑːmi/ /ˈsæmi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Sami.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Sami2.wav

Word forms

Sami Samis Saami Sámi

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Samic *sāmē Northern Sami sápmi Northern Sami Sápmider. English Sami From Northern Sami Sápmi, from one of the Sami languages, of uncertain origin/meaning, but possibly related to Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ (“land”). More at Sápmi and Sami.

Synonyms

Lapp Laplander

Related words

Laplander Lapp Lappish

Derived words

Akkala Sami Inari Sami Kemi Sami Kildin Sami Lule Sami North Sami Pite Sami Samic Saminess Skolt Sami Southern Sami Ter Sami Ume Sami
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