туво

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


сэрьге

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сэрьге • (sëŕge)

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”).


псака

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

cog

Иля муця псаканть!


айгор

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

парнэ

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


эльде

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эльде • (elde)

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

сыре эльде


парнэ

парнэ • (parnë)


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.


киска

Ванок, кежей киска!


ал

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


ал ашо

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ал ашо • (al ašo)


пиче

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).


лишме

лишме • (lišme)

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

inh

озамс лишме лангс


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.


уроске

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

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


сувозей

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


пуня

пуня • (puńa)


пово

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


сёкань

сёкань • (śokań)


алаша

алаша • (alaša)

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


ёзь

Squalius cephalus
Squalius cephalus#Translingual


ёр

Onomatopoeic, compare Komi-Zyrian юргыны (jurgyny, “to clang, make a sound”), Moksha ёронь сельме (joroń seľme, “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

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


нучко

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нучко • (nučko)

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

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


тутко

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

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


ашкал

ашкал • (aškal)


курда

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


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

Onomatopoeic. Related to Moksha цёфкс (ćofks).


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


атякш

атякш • (aťakš)

атя (aťa, “elder”) + -кш (-kš, noun suffix)
Probably influenced by Tatar әтәч (ätäç, “cock, rooster”). For the suffix, compare 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://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!

Videstë, videstë kortan tenť: a morï aťakš , koda ton kolmsť Moń Estëdeń śopat.


аржо

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аржо • (aržo)


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).


шекшей

шекшей • (šekšej)


письмар

письмар • (piśmar)


кренч

кренч • (krenč)

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


цянав

цянав • (ćanav)


локсей

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

ашо локсей


яксярго

яксярго • (jakśargo)

From Proto-Mordvinic *jakśargə. Likely related to Erzya яксемс (jaksems, “to stroll, walk”).


сезьган

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сезьган • (seźgan)


тырдаз

тырдаз • (tïrdaz)

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

морыця тырдаз


сенксь

сенксь • (senkś)


пизяз

пизяз • (piźaz)


озяз

озяз • (oźaz)


норовжорч

норовжорч • (norovžorč)


ожопуло

ожопуло • (ožopulo)

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


кочкодык

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кочкодык • (kočkodïk)

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


куцькан

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).


варака

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


куко

Onomatopoeic. Compare Finnish käki, Hungarian kakukk.


корш

корш • (korš)


булдыгай

булдыгай • (buldïgaj)

Probably borrowed from Russian булдыга (buldyga).


тынгай

тынгай • (tïngaj)


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.
Alternatively, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *čäüčV ~ *čäünčV.


пустачей

пустачей • (pustačej)


цибирькай

цибирькай • (cibiŕkaj)

From an onomatopoeic root, suffixed with *-kaj.


вармазей

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 • (sirť)


карёлго

карёлго • (kaŕolgo)

Unknown. Final part compared to Erzya ял- (jal-), in its initial meaning "leg". Thus can be compared further with Finnish sananjalka and Estonian sõnajalg.