цяпамс
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Erzya[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ćappɜ- (“to hit with a clapping sound, strike”). Potential cognates include Northern Sami čuohppat, Kildin Sami чӯһпэ (čūhpe), Udmurt чапкон (ćapkon, “palm strike”), Hungarian csap (“to strike”). Ultimately onomatopoeic.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
цяпамс • (ćapams) (present цяпи, past цяпась)
References[edit]
- B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “цяпамс”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
- Entry #51 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.