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Erzya
- (suggested by Jack Rueter) зьарыя (źarïja)
- (dated or rare) зярыяк (źarïjak), зярояк (źarojak)
Etymology
From earlier *(mə)źarəjak (compare dialectal źarijak (“some”)[1]), derived from *meźarə (“how many”) + *-jak (“-ever”). Cognate with Moksha мъзяровок (məzärovok).
See зяро (źaro) for more.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
зярыя • (źarïja)
- (indefinite) a few, some
- Synonym: знярояк (zńarojak)
References
- V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ , Saransk, →ISBN