кенже

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Erzya

Псакань, ломанень кенже.

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *kenžə~*kenǯə, from Proto-Uralic *künče (nail, claw). Cognates include Finnish kynsi (kynte-), Livonian kīņtš, Eastern Mari кӱч (küč), Komi-Permyak гыж (gyž), Hungarian köröm.

Pronunciation

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Noun

кенже (kenže)

  1. nail
    суронь кенжеsuroń kenžefingernail
  2. claw
    овтонь кенжетьovtoń kenžeťbear claws
  3. hoof

Declension

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References

  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “кенже”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
  • Keresztes, László (1986) Geschichte der mordwinischen Konsonantismus II. Etymologisches Belegmaterial, Szeged: Studia Uralo-Altaica 26.
  • Entry #309 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic كەنجە
Cyrillic кенже
Latin kenje
Yañalif kençe

Adjective

кенже (kenje)

  1. lastborn

Synonyms

Noun

кенже (kenje)

  1. lastborn

Declension

Moksha

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *künče (nail, claw). Cognates include Erzya кенже (kenže), Finnish kynsi, Livonian kīņtš, Eastern Mari кӱч (küč), Hungarian köröm.

Noun

кенже (keńžä)

  1. nail
  2. claw
  3. hoof