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Moksha[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Of the same origin as Moksha перямс (peŕams, “to fence in, enclose”) and Erzya пирямс (piŕams, “id.”). Cognates include Estonian piir (“border”) and Finnish piiri (“circle”).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Postposition[edit]
перьф • (peŕf)
- around (in a circular manner)
Usage notes[edit]
Comparative (-шка (-ška, “like”) is used for the sense "approximately," for example, колмогемоньшка (kolmogemońška, “about thirty”).
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Veršinin, V. I. (2004–2005) Этимологический словарь мордовских (эрзянского и мокшанского) языков [Etymological dictionary of Mordvinic (Erzya and Moksha) languages] (in Russian), Joškar Ola, page 346