псака

Probably related to Erzya пси (pśi, “hot”). Compare dialectal Moksha piśä (“cat”, childspeak).
Alternatively from a cat call. Compare Finnish kissa (“cat”) and kis kis.

Иля муця псаканть!


айгор

Borrowed from a Turkic language. Compare Tatar айгыр (aygır).

парнэ

and other кильдеметь (kiľďemeť; ), such as скал (skal, )


сэрьге

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сэрьге • (seŕge)

From Proto-Mordvinic *säŕgə, inherited from Proto-Finno-Ugric *särke, cognate to Finnish särki, Estonian särg (“roach”), possibly also to Komi-Zyrian чери (ćeri) and Udmurt чориг (ćorig, “fish”).


вашо

вашо • (vašo)

From Proto-Mordvinic *vašə, from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *wača (“young animal: female reindeer, foal”). Akin to Moksha ваша (vaša), Northern Sami váža, Pite Sami vaatjam. Finnish vaadin is a borrowing from Saami.


эльде

эльде • (eľďe)

From Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *ältᴈ (“female animal: reindeer cow, mare”). Cognate to Moksha эльде (eľďe), Northern Sami áldu.

сыре эльде


туво

tuvo (romanization)
туво (indefinite nominative singular)
тувот (indefinite nominative plural)
тувонь (genitive indefinite singular)
тувонень (dative indefinite singular)
туводо (ablative indefinite singular)
тувосо (indefinite inessive singular)
тувосто (elative indefinite singular)
тувос (illative indefinite singular)
тувова (indefinite prolative singular)
тувокс (indefinite singular translative)
тувошка (comparative indefinite singular)
тувовтомо (abessive indefinite singular)
тувось (definite nominative singular)
тувотне (definite nominative plural)
тувонть (definite genitive singular)
тувотнень (definite genitive plural)
тувонтень (dative definite singular)
тувотненень (dative definite plural)
туводонть (ablative definite singular)
тувотнеде (ablative definite plural)
тувосонть (definite inessive singular)
тувотнесэ (definite inessive plural)
тувостонть (definite elative singular)
тувотнестэ (definite elative plural)
тувонтень (definite illative singular)
тувотнес (definite illative plural)
тувованть (definite prolative singular)
тувотнева (definite plural prolative)
тувошканть (comparative definite singular)
тувотнешка (comparative definite plural)
тувовтомонть (abessive definite singular)
тувотневтеме (abessive definite plural)

From Proto-Mordvinic *tuvə. Further origin unclear, but generally considered akin to Finnic words such as Finnish sika, Estonian siga, Võro tsiga (all from Proto-Finnic *tika).


ал ашо

ал ашо • (al ašo)


лишме

лишме • (ľišme)

From Proto-Mordvinic *lišmə, from Proto-Finno-Permic *lešmä (“large domesticated animal ?”). Cognates include Moksha лишме (ľišme), Estonian lehm (“cow”) and Finnish lehmä (“cow”).

inh

озамс лишме лангс


киска

Ванок, кежей киска!


пиче

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пиче • (piče)

From Proto-Mordvinic *pičə, Proto-Finno-Permic *pečä~*penčä (“Scots pine; Pinus sylvestris”). Related to Finnish petäjä, Livonian piedag, Northern Sami beahci, Eastern Mari пӱнчӧ (pünčö), Udmurt пужым (pužym).


ал

al (romanization)
ал (indefinite nominative singular)
алт (indefinite nominative plural)
алонь (genitive indefinite singular)
алнэнь (dative indefinite singular)
алдо (ablative indefinite singular)
алсо (also indefinite inessive singular)
алсто (elative indefinite singular)
алс (illative indefinite singular)
алга (indefinite prolative singular)
алкс (indefinite singular translative)
алшка (comparative indefinite singular)
алтомо (abessive indefinite singular)

Several hypotheses have been developed about the origin of the word:
1. A derivation from Proto-Mordvinic *alə (“lower”).
2. According to Keresztes, the word comes from Proto-Mordvinic *al, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *olɜ. In this case it would be a doublet of Erzya уло (ulo, “chin”).
3. According to Riho Grünthal, it comes from Pre-Mordvinic *(v)ōli, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *(v)ōlā, whence Lithuanian ōla (“a small round stone; flint, rock; egg”), Latvian uolà (“rock; limestone; whetstone”), uolis (“flint”).

cog

пидезь ал


скал

From Proto-Mordvinic *skal, from Proto-Finno-Permic *uskalɜ (“cow”). Cognates include Moksha скал (skal), Eastern Mari ушкал (uškal) and Udmurt скал (skal).


ур

From Proto-Mordvinic *urə, inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic *ora. Cognates include Finnish orava, Northern Sami oarˈri, Eastern Mari ур (ur), Komi-Permyak ур (ur).


метьказ

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метьказ • (meťkaz)


верьгиз

верьгиз • (veŕgiz)

From Proto-Mordvinic *vərgas, cognate with Moksha върьгаз (vəŕgaz). The Mordvinic word was likely borrowed from an Indo-Iranian source, compare Proto-Iranian *wŕ̥kah (from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos).

Pelede kengeleź proroktnede, konat syt tynenk reveń oďožaso, a potsost ulit salytśa vergezet.

1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 21:

Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.


пуня

пуня • (puńa)


сувозей

сувозей • (suvoźej)

From Proto-Mordvinic *suvəźəj~*suvəźəŋ, inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic *śȣkćɜ. Cognates include Northern Sami čukčá, Lule Sami tjuktje, Eastern Mari сузо (suzo).

western capercaillie
western capercaillie

western capercaillie, wood grouse, mountain cock, horse-of-the-wood


пово

From Proto-Mordvinic *povə-, from Proto-Uralic *piŋe~*püŋe (“hazel grouse; Tetrao bonasia”). Cognates include Finnish pyy, Komi-Permyak байдӧг (bajdög), Hungarian fajd.


уроске

A diminutive derivation from уроз (uroz, “orphan”) + -ке (-ke), calque of Finnish orvokki.

pansy (cultivated variety of this plant, with considerably larger flowers)


сёкань

сёкань • (śokań)


ёзь

Squalius cephalus
Squalius cephalus#Translingual


алаша

алаша • (alaša)

Borrowed from a Turkic language. Compare Chuvash лаша (laš̬a, “horse”), Tatar алаша (alaşa, “pack horse”).


ёр

Onomatopoeic, compare Komi-Zyrian юргыны (jurgyny, “to clang, make a sound”), Moksha ёронь сельме (joroń śeľme, “a person with nystagmus”, literally “quail's eyes”).

cog

ёронь сельме


овто

From Proto-Mordvinic *ovtə, from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *okte. Akin to Moksha офта (ofta), Finnish oksi (ohte-), Võro ott, Livonian okš.


урозей

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урозей • (uroźej)

From Proto-Mordvinic *urəźəj~*urəźəŋ, which originally meant “boar” and cognate with Finnish oras. Compare also Erzya рузей (ruźej, “boar, barrow”) and Erzya уропей (uropej, “fang, tusk”).


ашкал

ашкал • (aškal)


ментюк

ментюк • (menťuk)

Possibly related to Skolt Sami manjek, Eastern Mari мен (men), Hungarian mëny-. Alternatively, borrowed from Russian ментюк (mentjuk). In any case the Russian word may be a loan from an Uralic language.


цёков

цёков • (ćokov)

ćokov (romanization)
цёков (indefinite nominative singular)
цёковт (indefinite nominative plural)
цёковонь (genitive indefinite singular)
цёковнэнь (dative indefinite singular)
цёковдо (ablative indefinite singular)
цёковсо (indefinite inessive singular)
цёковсто (elative indefinite singular)
цёковс (illative indefinite singular)
цёковга (indefinite prolative singular)
цёковкс (indefinite singular translative)
цёковшка (comparative indefinite singular)
цёковтомо (abessive indefinite singular)

Onomatopoeic. Related to Moksha цёфкс (ćofks).


нучко

нучко • (nučko)

nučko (romanization)
нучкось (definite nominative singular)
нучктне (definite nominative plural)
нучконть (definite genitive singular)
нучктнень (definite genitive plural)
нучконтень (dative definite singular)
нучктненень (dative definite plural)
нучкодонть (ablative definite singular)
нучктнеде (ablative definite plural)
нучксонть (definite inessive singular)
нучктнесэ (definite inessive plural)
нучкстонть (definite elative singular)
нучктнестэ (definite elative plural)
нучконтень (definite illative singular)
нучктнес (definite illative plural)
нучкованть (definite prolative singular)
нучктнева (definite plural prolative)
нучкошканть (comparative definite singular)
нучктнешка (comparative definite plural)
нучковтомонть (abessive definite singular)
нучктневтеме (abessive definite plural)

Borrowed from (a descendant of) Proto-Slavic *ščùka (“pike”).


тутко

tutko (romanization)
туткось (definite nominative singular)
тутктне (definite nominative plural)
тутконть (definite genitive singular)
тутктнень (definite genitive plural)
тутконтень (dative definite singular)
тутктненень (dative definite plural)
туткодонть (ablative definite singular)
тутктнеде (ablative definite plural)
тутксонть (definite inessive singular)
тутктнесэ (definite inessive plural)
туткстонть (definite elative singular)
тутктнестэ (definite elative plural)
тутконтень (definite illative singular)
тутктнес (definite illative plural)
туткованть (definite prolative singular)
тутктнева (definite plural prolative)
туткошканть (comparative definite singular)
тутктнешка (comparative definite plural)
тутковтомонть (abessive definite singular)
тутктневтеме (abessive definite plural)

From Proto-Mordvinic *tutkə, from Proto-Uralic *totke.


курда

kurda (romanization)
курда (indefinite nominative singular)
курдат (indefinite nominative plural)
курдань (genitive indefinite singular)
курданень (dative indefinite singular)
курдадо (ablative indefinite singular)
курдасо (indefinite inessive singular)
курдасто (elative indefinite singular)
курдас (illative indefinite singular)
курдава (indefinite prolative singular)
курдакс (indefinite singular translative)
курдашка (comparative indefinite singular)
курдавтомо (abessive indefinite singular)
курдась (definite nominative singular)
курдатне (definite nominative plural)
курданть (definite genitive singular)
курдатнень (definite genitive plural)
курдантень (dative definite singular)
курдатненень (dative definite plural)
курдадонть (ablative definite singular)
курдатнеде (ablative definite plural)
курдасонть (definite inessive singular)
курдатнесэ (definite inessive plural)
курдастонть (definite elative singular)
курдатнестэ (definite elative plural)
курдантень (definite illative singular)
курдатнес (definite illative plural)
курдаванть (definite prolative singular)
курдатнева (definite plural prolative)
курдашканть (comparative definite singular)
курдатнешка (comparative definite plural)
курдавтомонть (abessive definite singular)
курдатневтеме (abessive definite plural)


сярдо

сярдо • (śardo)

From Proto-Mordvinic *śardə, inherited from Proto-Uralic *śarta (“deer, young reindeer”). Cognates include Eastern Mari шордо (šordo).


сярдай

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сярдай • (śardaj)

Inula helenium
Inula helenium#Translingual


цянав

цянав • (ćanav)


норовжорч

норовжорч • (norovžorč)


яксярго

яксярго • (jakśargo)

Likely related to Erzya яксемс (jakśems, “to stroll, walk”).


сезьган

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сезьган • (śeźgan)


сенксь

сенксь • (śenkś)


шекшей

шекшей • (šekšej)


письмар

письмар • (piśmar)


корш

корш • (korš)


озяз

озяз • (oźaz)


скирипкай

скирипкай • (skiŕipkaj)


пизяз

пизяз • (piźaz)


кочкодык

кочкодык • (kočkodik)

Related to Erzya кочкомс (kočkoms, “to weed”).


пустачей

пустачей • (pustačej)


аржо

аржо • (aržo)


тырдаз

From Proto-Mordvinic *tərdas ~ *tərdaz, seemingly borrowed from Proto-Balto-Slavic *trasdás.

морыця тырдаз


цибирькай

цибирькай • (ćibiŕkaj)

From an onomatopoeic root, suffixed with *-kaj.


ожопуло

ожопуло • (ožopulo)

ожо (ožo, “yellow”) + пуло (pulo, “tail”)


кренч

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кренч • (kŕenč)

Ultimately from Proto-Uralic *karne (“raven”). Related to Moksha кранч (kranč), *krandəš, Finnish kaarne, Inari Sami káránâs, Komi-Zyrian кырныш (kyrnyš).


шекшата

шекшата • (šekšata)

From Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *čäčkä~*čäkčä (“a species of bird”). Cognate with Moksha шякшата (šäkšata), Estonian ähk, Western Mari шӓкш (šäkš).


питере

питере • (piťeŕe)


булдыгай

Probably borrowed from Russian булдыга (buldyga).


шенже

шенже • (šenže)

From Proto-Mordvinic *čänžə, through Proto-Balto-Slavic *źansís (“goose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰh₂éns.
Finnish hanhi borrowed from the same Balto-Slavic root.


атякш

атякш • (aťakš)

атя (aťa, “elder”) + -кш (-kš, noun suffix)
Probably influenced by Tatar әтәч (ätäç, “cock, rooster”). Compare also Erzya авакш (avakš, “female animal”).

suffix

Видестэ, видестэ кортан тенть: а моры атякш, кода тон колмсть Монь Эстэдень сёпат.

1910, Makar Evsevievich Evseviev, Gospoda nashego Iisusa Hrista Svjatoe Evangelie ot Matfeja, Marka, Luki i Ioanna na mordovskom jazyke^(https://m.wikisource.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B5_%D0%95%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B5_(%D1%8D%D1%80%D0%B7%D1%8F%D0%BD%D1%8C)/%D0%92), page 269:

Very truly I tell you, before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times!

Viďeste, viďeste kortan ťenť: a mori aťakš , koda ton kolmsť Moń Esteďeń śopat.


куцькан

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куцькан • (kućkan)

From Proto-Mordvinic *kućk-an, inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic *kočka. Cogantes include Finnish kotka, Kildin Sami куэццькэмь (kuecc’kem’), Western Mari кучкыж (kučkyž).


локсей

локсей • (lokśej)

From Proto-Mordvinic *lokśťəj~*lokśťəŋ, inherited from Proto-Finno-Ugric *joŋkće. Cognates include Moksha локсти (loksťi), Finnish joutsen, Northern Sami njukča, Eastern Mari йӱксӧ (jüksö), Komi-Permyak юсь (juś).

ашо локсей


куко

Onomatopoeic. Compare Finnish käki, Hungarian kakukk.


варака

From Proto-Uralic *warᴈ. Cognates include Moksha варси (varśi), Finnish varis, Livonian vaŗīkš, Inari Sami vuorâš, Hungarian varjú. Ultimately onomatopoeic. Compare Proto-Balto-Slavic *wárˀnāˀ.


вармазей

вармазей • (varmaźej)

Falco vespertinus
Falco vespertinus#Translingual


ишем

ишем • (išem)


нармунь

нармунь • (narmuń)

From Proto-Mordvinic *narməń. The further etymology is unclear. Potentially from the same onomatopoeic root as Estonian -näär, Finnish närhi, Votic näri, näre.
Akin to Moksha нармонь (narmoń).

уиця нармунь


шенш

шенш • (šenš)


сирть

сирть • (śirť)


карёлго

карёлго • (kaŕolgo)

Unknown. Final part compared to ялго, in its initial meaning "leg". Thus can be compared further with Finnish sananjalka and Estonian sõnajalg.