"ляй" meaning in Moksha

See ляй in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lʲæj/
Etymology: From Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *läkä (“river valley, depression”). Cognates include Erzya лей (lej), Lule Sami liehke (“valley, depression”), Northern Sami leahki (“depression, hollow (in terrain), dell, valley”), Skolt Sami lieʹǩǩ (“depression, valley”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mdf|urj-fpr-pro|-}} Proto-Finno-Permic, {{cog|myv|лей}} Erzya лей (lej), {{cog|smj|liehke||valley, depression}} Lule Sami liehke (“valley, depression”), {{cog|se|leahki||depression, hollow (in terrain), dell, valley}} Northern Sami leahki (“depression, hollow (in terrain), dell, valley”), {{cog|sms|lieʹǩǩ||depression, valley}} Skolt Sami lieʹǩǩ (“depression, valley”) Head templates: {{head|mdf|noun|head=ляй}} ляй • (läj), {{mdf-noun}} ляй • (läj) Forms: läj [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], ляй [nominative, singular], ляйхть [nominative, plural], ляень [genitive], ляенди [dative], ляйшка [comparative], ляйда [ablative], ляи [lative], ляйс [illative], ляйса [inessive], ляйста [elative], ляйгя [prolative], ляенкса [causative], ляйкс [translative], ляйфтома [abessive], no-table-tags [table-tags], ляйсь [nominative, singular], ляйне [nominative, plural], ляйть [genitive, singular], ляйнень [genitive, plural], ляйти [dative, singular], ляйненди [dative, plural]
  1. river Derived forms: ляень (läjeń), ляйбря (läjbrä)
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      "form": "ляйда",
      "roman": "läjda",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "ляи",
      "roman": "läji",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "ляйс",
      "roman": "läjs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "form": "ляйса",
      "roman": "läjsa",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "ляйста",
      "roman": "läjsta",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ляйгя",
      "roman": "läjgä",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "prolative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ляенкса",
      "roman": "läjenksa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ляйкс",
      "roman": "läjks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ляйфтома",
      "roman": "läjftoma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "abessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ляйсь",
      "roman": "läjś",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ляйне",
      "roman": "läjne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ляйть",
      "roman": "läjť",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ляйнень",
      "roman": "läjneń",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ляйти",
      "roman": "läjti",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ляйненди",
      "roman": "läjnendi",
      "source": "declension",
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      "name": "head"
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              27,
              33
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              14,
              19
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          ],
          "english": "The song rang out over the rivers and meadows, and echoed far from the forest.",
          "ref": "1967, 1983, P. Levčajev, Stirnät-jaksternät:",
          "roman": "Moroś kajgś läjť da lugatneń veľxkssa, ičkozi tušendś gaj virť ezda.",
          "text": "Морось кайгсь ляйть да лугатнень вельхксса, ичкози тушендсь гай вирть эзда.",
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    }
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        "4": "valley, depression"
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      "form": "ляйхть",
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      "form": "ляень",
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      "form": "ляенди",
      "roman": "läjendi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative"
      ]
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      "form": "ляйшка",
      "roman": "läjška",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ляйда",
      "roman": "läjda",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ляи",
      "roman": "läji",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "lative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ляйс",
      "roman": "läjs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "illative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ляйса",
      "roman": "läjsa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ляйста",
      "roman": "läjsta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "elative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ляйгя",
      "roman": "läjgä",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "prolative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ляенкса",
      "roman": "läjenksa",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ляйкс",
      "roman": "läjks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "translative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ляйфтома",
      "roman": "läjftoma",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "abessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ляйсь",
      "roman": "läjś",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ляйне",
      "roman": "läjne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ляйть",
      "roman": "läjť",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ляйнень",
      "roman": "läjneń",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ляйти",
      "roman": "läjti",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ляйненди",
      "roman": "läjnendi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Moksha terms inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic",
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          "english": "The song rang out over the rivers and meadows, and echoed far from the forest.",
          "ref": "1967, 1983, P. Levčajev, Stirnät-jaksternät:",
          "roman": "Moroś kajgś läjť da lugatneń veľxkssa, ičkozi tušendś gaj virť ezda.",
          "text": "Морось кайгсь ляйть да лугатнень вельхксса, ичкози тушендсь гай вирть эзда.",
          "type": "quote"
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        "river"
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      "ipa": "/lʲæj/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ляй"
}

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