келу

kelu (romanization)
келу (indefinite nominative singular)
келуфт (indefinite nominative plural)
келунь (genitive indefinite singular)
келунди (dative indefinite singular)
келуда (ablative indefinite singular)
келуса (indefinite inessive singular)
келуста (elative indefinite singular)
келус (illative indefinite singular)
келува (indefinite prolative singular)
келушка (comparative indefinite singular)
келукс (indefinite singular translative)
келуфтома (abessive indefinite singular)
келункса (causative indefinite singular)
келусь (definite nominative singular)
келуфне (definite nominative plural)
келуть (definite genitive singular)
келуфнень (definite genitive plural)
келути (dative definite singular)
келуфненди (dative definite plural)
келузе (nominative possessed-single possessive)
келуне (nominative possessed-many possessive)
келузень (genitive possessed-single possessive)
келунень (genitive possessed-many possessive)
келузти (dative possessed-single possessive)
келуненди (dative possessed-many possessive)
келудон (ablative possessive)
келусон (inessive possessive)
келустон (elative possessive)
келузон (illative possessive)
келуван (possessive prolative)
келушкан (comparative possessive)
келуфтомон (abessive possessive)
келуце (nominative possessed-single possessive)
келуфне (nominative possessed-many possessive)
келуцень (genitive possessed-single possessive)
келуфнень (genitive possessed-many possessive)
келуценди (dative possessed-single possessive)
келуфненди (dative possessed-many possessive)
келудот (ablative possessive)
келусот (inessive possessive)
келустот (elative possessive)
келузт (illative possessive)
келуват (possessive prolative)
келушкат (comparative possessive)
келуфтомот (abessive possessive)
келуц (nominative possessed-single possessive)
келунза (nominative possessed-many possessive)
келунц (genitive possessed-single possessive)
келунзон (genitive possessed-many possessive)
келунцты (dative possessed-single possessive)
келунзонды (dative possessed-many possessive)
келудонза (ablative possessive)
келусонза (inessive possessive)
келустонза (elative possessive)
келузонза (illative possessive)
келуванза (possessive prolative)
келушканза (comparative possessive)
келуфтомонза (abessive possessive)
келуньке (nominative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
келуньконь (genitive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
келуньконди (dative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
келудонк (ablative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
келусонк (inessive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
келустонк (elative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
келузонк (illative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
келуванк (possessed-many possessed-single possessive prolative)
келушканк (comparative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
келуфтомонк (abessive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
келунте (nominative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
келунтень (genitive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
келунтенди (dative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
келудонт (ablative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
келусонт (inessive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
келустонт (elative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
келузонт (illative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
келувант (possessed-many possessed-single possessive prolative)
келушкант (comparative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
келуфтомонт (abessive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
келусна (nominative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
келуснон (genitive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
келуснонды (dative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
келудост (ablative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
келусост (inessive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
келустост (elative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
келузост (illative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
келуваст (possessed-many possessed-single possessive prolative)
келушкаст (comparative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
келуфтомост (abessive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)

From Proto-Uralic *kojwa. Cognate with Erzya килей (kiľej). The -lej element in the latter is secondary.

O. Je. Poljakov (1995) Učimsja govoritʹ po-mokšanski [Let's learn to speak Moksha], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN
келу, -фт
kelu , -ft
birch, -es


сярядема

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сярядема • (śaŕaďema)

śaŕaďema (romanization)
сярядема (indefinite nominative singular)
сярядемат (indefinite nominative plural)
сярядемань (genitive indefinite singular)
сярядеманди (dative indefinite singular)
сярядемада (ablative indefinite singular)
сярядемаса (indefinite inessive singular)
сярядемаста (elative indefinite singular)
сярядемас (illative indefinite singular)
сярядемава (indefinite prolative singular)
сярядемашка (comparative indefinite singular)
сярядемакс (indefinite singular translative)
сярядемафтома (abessive indefinite singular)
сярядеманкса (causative indefinite singular)
сярядемась (definite nominative singular)
сярядематне (definite nominative plural)
сярядемать (definite genitive singular)
сярядематнень (definite genitive plural)
сярядемати (dative definite singular)
сярядематненди (dative definite plural)
сярядемазе (nominative possessed-single possessive)
сярядемане (nominative possessed-many possessive)
сярядемазень (genitive possessed-single possessive)
сярядеманень (genitive possessed-many possessive)
сярядемазенди (dative possessed-single possessive)
сярядеманенди (dative possessed-many possessive)
сярядемадон (ablative possessive)
сярядемасон (inessive possessive)
сярядемастон (elative possessive)
сярядемазон (illative possessive)
сярядемаван (possessive prolative)
сярядемашкан (comparative possessive)
сярядемафтомон (abessive possessive)
сярядемаце (nominative possessed-single possessive)
сярядематне (nominative possessed-many possessive)
сярядемацень (genitive possessed-single possessive)
сярядематнень (genitive possessed-many possessive)
сярядемаценди (dative possessed-single possessive)
сярядематненди (dative possessed-many possessive)
сярядемадот (ablative possessive)
сярядемасот (inessive possessive)
сярядемастот (elative possessive)
сярядемазот (illative possessive)
сярядемават (possessive prolative)
сярядемашкат (comparative possessive)
сярядемафтомот (abessive possessive)
сярядемац (nominative possessed-single possessive)
сярядеманза (nominative possessed-many possessive)
сярядеманц (genitive possessed-single possessive)
сярядеманзон (genitive possessed-many possessive)
сярядеманцты (dative possessed-single possessive)
сярядеманзонды (dative possessed-many possessive)
сярядемадонза (ablative possessive)
сярядемасонза (inessive possessive)
сярядемастонза (elative possessive)
сярядемазонза (illative possessive)
сярядемаванза (possessive prolative)
сярядемашканза (comparative possessive)
сярядемафтомонза (abessive possessive)
сярядеманьке (nominative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
сярядеманьконь (genitive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
сярядеманьконди (dative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
сярядемадонк (ablative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
сярядемасонк (inessive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
сярядемастонк (elative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
сярядемазонк (illative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
сярядемаванк (possessed-many possessed-single possessive prolative)
сярядемашканк (comparative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
сярядемафтомонк (abessive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
сярядеманте (nominative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
сярядемантень (genitive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
сярядемантенди (dative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
сярядемадонт (ablative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
сярядемасонт (inessive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
сярядемастонт (elative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
сярядемазонт (illative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
сярядемавант (possessed-many possessed-single possessive prolative)
сярядемашкант (comparative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
сярядемафтомонт (abessive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
сярядемасна (nominative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
сярядемаснон (genitive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
сярядемаснонды (dative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
сярядемадост (ablative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
сярядемасост (inessive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
сярядемастост (elative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
сярядемазост (illative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
сярядемаваст (possessed-many possessed-single possessive prolative)
сярядемашкаст (comparative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
сярядемафтомост (abessive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)

From сярядемс (śaŕaďems, “to ail”) + -ма (-ma). Cognate with Erzya сэредема (seŕeďema).


курга

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ку́рга • (kúrga)

ку́рга (canonical)
kúrga (romanization)
курга (indefinite nominative singular)
куркт (indefinite nominative plural)
кургонь (genitive indefinite singular)
кургонди (dative indefinite singular)
кургта (ablative indefinite singular)
кургса (indefinite inessive singular)
кургста (elative indefinite singular)
кургс (illative indefinite singular)
кургова (indefinite prolative singular)
кургошка (comparative indefinite singular)
кургокс (indefinite singular translative)
кургфтома (abessive indefinite singular)
кургонкса (causative indefinite singular)
кургсь (definite nominative singular)
куркне (definite nominative plural)
кургть (definite genitive singular)
куркнень (definite genitive plural)
кургти (dative definite singular)
куркненди (dative definite plural)
кургозе (nominative possessed-single possessive)
кургоне (nominative possessed-many possessive)
кургозень (genitive possessed-single possessive)
кургонень (genitive possessed-many possessive)
кургозти (dative possessed-single possessive)
кургоненди (dative possessed-many possessive)
кургтон (ablative possessive)
кургсон (inessive possessive)
кургстон (elative possessive)
кургозон (illative possessive)
кургован (possessive prolative)
кургошкан (comparative possessive)
кургфтомон (abessive possessive)
кургце (nominative possessed-single possessive)
куркне (nominative possessed-many possessive)
кургцень (genitive possessed-single possessive)
куркнень (genitive possessed-many possessive)
кургценди (dative possessed-single possessive)
куркненди (dative possessed-many possessive)
кургтот (ablative possessive)
кургсот (inessive possessive)
кургстот (elative possessive)
кургозт (illative possessive)
курговат (possessive prolative)
кургошкат (comparative possessive)
кургфтомот (abessive possessive)
кургоц (nominative possessed-single possessive)
кургонза (nominative possessed-many possessive)
кургонц (genitive possessed-single possessive)
кургонзон (genitive possessed-many possessive)
кургонцты (dative possessed-single possessive)
кургонзонды (dative possessed-many possessive)
кургтонза (ablative possessive)
кургсонза (inessive possessive)
кургстонза (elative possessive)
кургозонза (illative possessive)
кургованза (possessive prolative)
кургошканза (comparative possessive)
кургфтомонза (abessive possessive)
кургоньке (nominative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
кургоньконь (genitive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
кургоньконди (dative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
кургтонк (ablative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
кургсонк (inessive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
кургстонк (elative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
кургозонк (illative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
кургованк (possessed-many possessed-single possessive prolative)
кургошканк (comparative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
кургфтомонк (abessive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
кургонте (nominative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
кургонтень (genitive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
кургонтенди (dative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
кургтонт (ablative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
кургсонт (inessive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
кургстонт (elative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
кургозонт (illative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
курговант (possessed-many possessed-single possessive prolative)
кургошкант (comparative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
кургфтомонт (abessive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
кургсна (nominative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
кургснон (genitive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
кургснонды (dative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
кургтост (ablative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
кургсост (inessive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
кургстост (elative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
кургозост (illative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
курговаст (possessed-many possessed-single possessive prolative)
кургошкаст (comparative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
кургфтомост (abessive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)

Probably a doublet of Moksha кърга (kərga, “neck”), which is an old Indo-European borrowing. Cognate with Erzya курго (kurgo). Finnish kurkku may be borrowed from the same source. Replaced Proto-Uralic *śuwe.

aš piľgonza, aš käďenza, a kurgoc uľi (käskavś)

O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik [Russian-Moksha phrasebook], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo аш пильгонза, аш кяденза, а кургоц ули (кяскавсь)

[riddle] no legs, no arms but has a mouth (sack)


панга

panga (romanization)
панга (indefinite nominative singular)
панкт (indefinite nominative plural)
пангонь (genitive indefinite singular)
пангонди (dative indefinite singular)
пангта (ablative indefinite singular)
пангса (indefinite inessive singular)
пангста (elative indefinite singular)
пангс (illative indefinite singular)
пангова (indefinite prolative singular)
пангошка (comparative indefinite singular)
пангокс (indefinite singular translative)
пангфтома (abessive indefinite singular)
пангонкса (causative indefinite singular)
пангсь (definite nominative singular)
панкне (definite nominative plural)
пангть (definite genitive singular)
панкнень (definite genitive plural)
пангти (dative definite singular)
панкненди (dative definite plural)
пангозе (nominative possessed-single possessive)
пангоне (nominative possessed-many possessive)
пангозень (genitive possessed-single possessive)
пангонень (genitive possessed-many possessive)
пангозти (dative possessed-single possessive)
пангоненди (dative possessed-many possessive)
пангтон (ablative possessive)
пангсон (inessive possessive)
пангстон (elative possessive)
пангозон (illative possessive)
пангован (possessive prolative)
пангошкан (comparative possessive)
пангфтомон (abessive possessive)
пангце (nominative possessed-single possessive)
панкне (nominative possessed-many possessive)
пангцень (genitive possessed-single possessive)
панкнень (genitive possessed-many possessive)
пангценди (dative possessed-single possessive)
панкненди (dative possessed-many possessive)
пангтот (ablative possessive)
пангсот (inessive possessive)
пангстот (elative possessive)
пангозт (illative possessive)
панговат (possessive prolative)
пангошкат (comparative possessive)
пангфтомот (abessive possessive)
пангоц (nominative possessed-single possessive)
пангонза (nominative possessed-many possessive)
пангонц (genitive possessed-single possessive)
пангонзон (genitive possessed-many possessive)
пангонцты (dative possessed-single possessive)
пангонзонды (dative possessed-many possessive)
пангтонза (ablative possessive)
пангсонза (inessive possessive)
пангстонза (elative possessive)
пангозонза (illative possessive)
пангованза (possessive prolative)
пангошканза (comparative possessive)
пангфтомонза (abessive possessive)
пангоньке (nominative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
пангоньконь (genitive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
пангоньконди (dative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
пангтонк (ablative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
пангсонк (inessive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
пангстонк (elative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
пангозонк (illative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
пангованк (possessed-many possessed-single possessive prolative)
пангошканк (comparative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
пангфтомонк (abessive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
пангонте (nominative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
пангонтень (genitive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
пангонтенди (dative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
пангтонт (ablative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
пангсонт (inessive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
пангстонт (elative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
пангозонт (illative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
панговант (possessed-many possessed-single possessive prolative)
пангошкант (comparative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
пангфтомонт (abessive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
пангсна (nominative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
пангснон (genitive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
пангснонды (dative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
пангтост (ablative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
пангсост (inessive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
пангстост (elative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
пангозост (illative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
панговаст (possessed-many possessed-single possessive prolative)
пангошкаст (comparative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
пангфтомост (abessive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)

Cognate with Erzya панго (pango). Has been compared to Old Armenian սունկն (sunkn, “tree-mushroom”).

cog

O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik [Russian-Moksha phrasebook], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN
Минь вирьсонк лама пангта
Miń viŕsonk lama pangta
In our forests there are a lot of mushrooms


ронга

ronga (romanization)
ронга (indefinite nominative singular)
ронкт (indefinite nominative plural)
ронгонь (genitive indefinite singular)
ронгонди (dative indefinite singular)
ронгта (ablative indefinite singular)
ронгса (indefinite inessive singular)
ронгста (elative indefinite singular)
ронгс (illative indefinite singular)
ронгова (indefinite prolative singular)
ронгошка (comparative indefinite singular)
ронгокс (indefinite singular translative)
ронгфтома (abessive indefinite singular)
ронгонкса (causative indefinite singular)
ронгсь (definite nominative singular)
ронкне (definite nominative plural)
ронгть (definite genitive singular)
ронкнень (definite genitive plural)
ронгти (dative definite singular)
ронкненди (dative definite plural)
ронгозе (nominative possessed-single possessive)
ронгоне (nominative possessed-many possessive)
ронгозень (genitive possessed-single possessive)
ронгонень (genitive possessed-many possessive)
ронгозти (dative possessed-single possessive)
ронгоненди (dative possessed-many possessive)
ронгтон (ablative possessive)
ронгсон (inessive possessive)
ронгстон (elative possessive)
ронгозон (illative possessive)
ронгован (possessive prolative)
ронгошкан (comparative possessive)
ронгфтомон (abessive possessive)
ронгце (nominative possessed-single possessive)
ронкне (nominative possessed-many possessive)
ронгцень (genitive possessed-single possessive)
ронкнень (genitive possessed-many possessive)
ронгценди (dative possessed-single possessive)
ронкненди (dative possessed-many possessive)
ронгтот (ablative possessive)
ронгсот (inessive possessive)
ронгстот (elative possessive)
ронгозт (illative possessive)
ронговат (possessive prolative)
ронгошкат (comparative possessive)
ронгфтомот (abessive possessive)
ронгоц (nominative possessed-single possessive)
ронгонза (nominative possessed-many possessive)
ронгонц (genitive possessed-single possessive)
ронгонзон (genitive possessed-many possessive)
ронгонцты (dative possessed-single possessive)
ронгонзонды (dative possessed-many possessive)
ронгтонза (ablative possessive)
ронгсонза (inessive possessive)
ронгстонза (elative possessive)
ронгозонза (illative possessive)
ронгованза (possessive prolative)
ронгошканза (comparative possessive)
ронгфтомонза (abessive possessive)
ронгоньке (nominative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
ронгоньконь (genitive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
ронгоньконди (dative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
ронгтонк (ablative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
ронгсонк (inessive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
ронгстонк (elative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
ронгозонк (illative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
ронгованк (possessed-many possessed-single possessive prolative)
ронгошканк (comparative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
ронгфтомонк (abessive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
ронгонте (nominative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
ронгонтень (genitive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
ронгонтенди (dative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
ронгтонт (ablative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
ронгсонт (inessive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
ронгстонт (elative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
ронгозонт (illative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
ронговант (possessed-many possessed-single possessive prolative)
ронгошкант (comparative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
ронгфтомонт (abessive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
ронгсна (nominative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
ронгснон (genitive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
ронгснонды (dative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
ронгтост (ablative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
ронгсост (inessive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
ронгстост (elative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
ронгозост (illative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
ронговаст (possessed-many possessed-single possessive prolative)
ронгошкаст (comparative possessed-many possessed-single possessive)
ронгфтомост (abessive possessed-many possessed-single possessive)

Possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *ruŋka. Cognate with Erzya рунго (rungo) and Finnish runko.

O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik [Russian-Moksha phrasebook], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN
рон/га, -кт — туловище; 2) талия
ron / ga , -kt — tulovišče; 2) taľija
bod/y, -ies — torso; 2) waist [in Russian]


ула

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *ola (“chin”). Cognates include Lule Sámi oalol and Hungarian áll.


верзан

verzan (romanization)
верзан (nominative singular)
верзатт (nominative plural)
верзанонь (genitive)
верзанонди (dative)
верзаншка (comparative)
верзанда (ablative)
верзану (lative)
верзанц (illative)
верзанца (inessive)
верзанцта (elative)
верзанга (prolative)
верзанонкса (causative)
верзанкс (translative)
верзанфтома (abessive)
верзансь (definite nominative singular)
верзантне (definite nominative plural)
верзанть (definite genitive singular)
верзантнень (definite genitive plural)
верзанти (dative definite singular)
верзантненди (dative definite plural)

mdf-decl-def

верзантненди

From вер (ver, “blood”) + сан (san, “tendon, sinew”).


сакал

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са́кал • (sákal)

mdf-noun

са́кал • (sákal)

са́кал (canonical)
sákal (romanization)
сакал (nominative singular)
сакалхт (nominative plural)
сакалонь (genitive)
сакалонди (dative)
сакалшка (comparative)
сакалда (ablative)
сакалу (lative)
сакалс (illative)
сакалса (inessive)
сакалста (elative)
сакалга (prolative)
сакалонкса (causative)
сакалкс (translative)
сакалфтома (abessive)
сакалсь (definite nominative singular)
сакалне (definite nominative plural)
сакалть (definite genitive singular)
сакалнень (definite genitive plural)
сакалти (dative definite singular)
сакалненди (dative definite plural)

Borrowed from a Turkic language, from Proto-Turkic *sakal. Compare Tatar сакал (saqal).


кенерь

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кенерь • (keńəŕ)

From Proto-Mordvinic *kińərə from Proto-Finno-Ugric [Finno-Volgaic] *küünärä (“elbow”) from Proto-Uralic *küńä. Cognates include Finnish kyynärä, kyynärpää, Western Mari кӹнервуй (kÿńervuj).


макса

maksa (romanization)
макса (nominative singular)
максат (nominative plural)
максань (genitive)
максанди (dative)
максашка (comparative)
максада (ablative)
максав (lative)
максас (illative)
максаса (inessive)
максаста (elative)
максава (prolative)
максанкса (causative)
максакс (translative)
максафтома (abessive)
максась (definite nominative singular)
максатне (definite nominative plural)
максать (definite genitive singular)
максатнень (definite genitive plural)
максати (dative definite singular)
максатненди (dative definite plural)

From Proto-Mordvinic *maksə, from Proto-Uralic *mëksa. Cognates include Erzya максо (makso).


шалхка

шалхка • (šalhka)


шяярь

шяярь • (šäjäŕ)

Uncertain. Potential cognates include Proto-Ugric *säγɜ-rɜ (“hair”) (from which Hungarian szőr (“hair”)).


търва

търва • (tərva)

From Proto-Mordvinic *tərva, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *turpa. Cognates include Erzya турва (turva), Finnish turpa (“muzzle”) and Estonian turb.


сялдаз

сялдаз • (śaldaz)


къргапарь

къргапарь • (kərgapaŕ)

From кърга (kərga, “neck”) and парь (paŕ, “barrel, tube, vat”).


потя

потя • (poťä)

Onomatopoeic. Compare потямс (poťams, “to milk”).


кълдома

кълдома • (kəldəma)


саласка

Borrowed from Russian челюсть (čeljustʹ).


сивоня

сивоня • (śivońa)

From Proto-Mordvinic *śīwə (“neck”) from Proto-Uralic *śepä (“neck”) + -ня (-ńa). Cognate with Finnish sepä (“the front of a sleigh that curves upwards; neck (obsolete)”).


шовонь

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шовонь • (šovəń)

Possibly related to шов (šov, “back of knife”), which is from Proto-Finno-Permic *šamᴈ (“back of knife”). Compare Finnish hamara.


лафтупря

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лафтупря • (laftupŕä)

From лафту (laftu, “shoulder”) and пря (pŕa, “head”).


лафту

Unknown. Possibly from Proto-Uralic *lapa (compare Finnish lapa (“shoulder (the region around the shoulder blade)”) or onomatopoeic. Replaced Proto-Finno-Ugric *wolka.


кърга

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кърга • (kərga)

From earlier *kərga, from Pre-Mordvinic *kurga. Likely borrowed from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to swallow, devour”). The connection with Finnish kurkku is doubtful. Replaced Proto-Mordvinic *śīwə (“neck”).


мяште

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мяште • (mäšťä)

Possibly related to Moksha mäĺkä (“breast”). Compare Hungarian mell.


кядьлапш

кядьлапш • (käďlapš)

From кедь (keď, “hand”) and лапш (lapš, “plane”). Compare Livonian kä’dlabā (“palm”). Replaced Proto-Finno-Ugric *käme.


пильгелапа

пильгелапа • (piľgälapa)


копорь

копорь • (kopəŕ)


катля

катля • (katľa)


пълманжа

пълманжа • (pəlmanža)


пильгосур

пильгосур • (piľgəsur)

From пильге (piľge, “foot”) and сур (sur, “finger”).


сярьхкя

сярьхкя • (śaŕhkä)


понда

From Proto-Finno-Permic *pinta (“surface”). Compare Finnish pinta.


кочкяря

кочкяря • (kočkäŕä)

Unclear. Possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *kočka~*kočke (“corner”) + *-rV (nominalizing suffix, compare Finnish -ra).


пильгепукша

пильгепукша • (piľgäpukša)

From пильге (piľge, “foot”) and пукша (pukša) (see Erzya пукшо (pukšo).


лекшав

лекшав • (ľäkšav)


коткърдазь

коткърдазь • (kotkərdaź)


ёжа

ёжа • (joža)

From Proto-Uralic *jiša. Compare Erzya ёжо (jožo, “feeling, state”), Finnish iho (“skin”).


сузма

Related to Moksha сезем (śeźem, “inside, interior”).


пряуй

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пряуй • (pŕäuj)

From пря (pŕa, “head”) and уй (uj, “brain”).


лекома

лекома • (ľekoma)


ваймонь тарксема

ваймонь тарксема • (vajməń tarkśəma)


вачеши

вачеши • (vačəši)


пакарь

пакарь • (pakaŕ)


коське сан

коське сан • (kośkä san)

From коське (kośke, “dry”) and сан (san, “(blood) vessel, tendon”). Calque of Russian сухожилие (suxožilije).


ловажа

ловажа • (lovaža)

From Proto-Mordvinic *lovaža, from Proto-Uralic *luwe. Compare Finnish luu.


киське

киське • (kiśkä)


шамапялькс

шамапялькс • (šamapäľks)

From шама (šama, “face”) and пялькс (päľks, “part”). Replaced Proto-Uralic *poske.


кядь

кядь • (käď)

käď (romanization)
кядь (nominative singular)
кятть (nominative plural)
кядень (genitive)
кяденди (dative)
кядьшка (comparative)
кядьда (ablative)
кяди (lative)
кядьс (illative)
кядьса (inessive)
кядьста (elative)
кядьгя (prolative)
кяденкса (causative)
кядькс (translative)
кядьфтома (abessive)
кядьсь (definite nominative singular)
кядьтне (definite nominative plural)
кядьть (definite genitive singular)
кядьтнень (definite genitive plural)
кядьти (dative definite singular)
кядьтненди (dative definite plural)

From Proto-Mordvinic *käď, from Proto-Uralic *käte. Cognates include Erzya кедь (keď).


лекстома

лекстома • (ľekstoma)


ваймокожф

ваймокожф • (vajmăkožf)

From вайме (vajme, “soul”) and кожф (kožf, “air”).


сельмоведь

сельмоведь • (śeľmoveď)

śeľmoveď (romanization)
сельмоведь (nominative singular)
сельмоветть (nominative plural)
сельмоведень (genitive)
сельмоведенди (dative)
сельмоведьшка (comparative)
сельмоведьда (ablative)
сельмоведи (lative)
сельмоведьс (illative)
сельмоведьса (inessive)
сельмоведьста (elative)
сельмоведьгя (prolative)
сельмоведенкса (causative)
сельмоведькс (translative)
сельмоведьфтома (abessive)
сельмоведьсь (definite nominative singular)
сельмоведьтне (definite nominative plural)
сельмоведьть (definite genitive singular)
сельмоведьтнень (definite genitive plural)
сельмоведьти (dative definite singular)
сельмоведьтненди (dative definite plural)

mdf-decl-table

сельмоведень

сельмоведенди

сельмоведьшка

сельмоведьда

сельмоведьса

сельмоведьста

сельмоведьгя

сельмоведенкса

сельмоведькс

сельмоведьфтома

mdf-decl-def

сельмоведьсь

сельмоведьть

сельмоведьти

сельмоведьтне

сельмоведьтнень

сельмоведьтненди

сель‧мо‧ведь

From сельме (śeľme, “eye”) + ведь (veď, “water”).


тяште

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тяште • (ťašťe)

ťašťe (romanization)
тяште (nominative singular)
тяштть (nominative plural)
тяштень (genitive)
тяштенди (dative)
тяштешка (comparative)
тяштеда (ablative)
тяшти (lative)
тяштес (illative)
тяштеса (inessive)
тяштеста (elative)
тяштева (prolative)
тяштенкса (causative)
тяштекс (translative)
тяштефтома (abessive)
тяштесь (definite nominative singular)
тяштетне (definite nominative plural)
тяштеть (definite genitive singular)
тяштетнень (definite genitive plural)
тяштети (dative definite singular)
тяштетненди (dative definite plural)

From Proto-Mordvinic *ťäšťə, from Proto-Finno-Permic *täštä. Cognates include Erzya теште (ťešťe).


атямъёнкс

атямъёнкс • (aťamjonks)

From атям (aťam, “thunder”) + ёнкс (jonks, “bow (weapon)”).


атямъёнга

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атямъёнга • (aťamjonga)

From атям (aťam, “thunder”) + ёнга (jonga, “arc, bow”). Semantically similar to Karelian ukonkuari, which is from ukko (“thunder”) and kuari (“arc”).


щёка

head

щёка • (ščoka)

Borrowed from Russian щека (ščeka, “cheek”).


аля

а́ля • (áľa)

mdf-noun

а́ля • (áľa)

а́ля (canonical)
áľa (romanization)
аля (nominative singular)
алят (nominative plural)
алянь (genitive)
алянди (dative)
аляшка (comparative)
аляда (ablative)
аляв (lative)
аляс (illative)
аляса (inessive)
аляста (elative)
алява (prolative)
алянкса (causative)
алякс (translative)
аляфтома (abessive)
алясь (definite nominative singular)
алятне (definite nominative plural)
алять (definite genitive singular)
алятнень (definite genitive plural)
аляти (dative definite singular)
алятненди (dative definite plural)

From Proto-Mordvinic [Term?]. Cognate with Erzya аля (aľa).