леля

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Bulgarian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lelja.

Pronunciation

Noun

ле́ля (léljaf

  1. aunt

Declension

Declension of ле́ля
singular plural
indefinite ле́ля
lélja
ле́ли, ле́лини1
léli, lélini1
definite ле́лята
léljata
ле́лите, ле́лините1
lélite, lélinite1
vocative form ле́льо
léljo
ле́ли, ле́лини1
léli, lélini1
dative form ле́ли
léli

1Dialectal.

References

  • леля”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • леля”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Erzya

Etymology

Possibly cognate to Estonian lell (paternal uncle; brother of one's father).

Pronunciation

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Noun

леля (leľa)

  1. elder brother
  2. uncle

Declension

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References

  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “леля”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс , Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN