мокша
Moksha
Etymology
From Russian Мокша (Mokša, “Moksha River”).[1] The name of the river is speculated to derive from a language of Baltic extraction.[2] First attested use in early 12th century, William of Rubruck mentions Moksha as (Russian translation) Моксель (Mokselʹ).[3]
Pronunciation
Noun
мокша • (mokša)
- Moksha (a person of Moksha ethnic group)
- O. Je. Poljakov (1995) Učimsja govoritʹ po-mokšanski , Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN
- Коса тячи аньцек аф эряйхть мокшетне и эрзятне (..)
- Kosa ťači ańćek af eŕajhť mokšeťńe i eŕźaťńe (..)
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- O. Je. Poljakov (1995) Učimsja govoritʹ po-mokšanski , Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | мокша (mokša) | мокшет (mokšet) |
| genitive | мокшень (mokšeń) | — |
| dative | мокшенди (mokšeńďi) | — |
| ablative | мокшеда (mokšeda) | — |
| inessive | мокшеса (mokšesa) | — |
| elative | мокшеста (mokšesta) | — |
| illative | мокшес (mokšes) | — |
| prolative | мокшева (mokševa) | — |
| comparative | мокшешка (mokšeška) | — |
| translative | мокшекс (mokšeks) | — |
| abessive | мокшефтома (mokšeftoma) | — |
| causative | мокшенкса (mokšenksa) | — |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | мокшесь (mokšeś) | мокшетне (mokšeťńe) |
| genitive | мокшеть (mokšeť) | мокшетнень (mokšeťńeń) |
| dative | мокшети (mokšeťi) | мокшетненди (mokšeťńeńďi) |
Derived terms
- мокшень (mokšeń)
- мокшень кяль (mokšeń käľ)
- мокшава (mokšava)
References
- ^ Veršinin, V. I. (2005) Этимологический словарь мордовских (эрзянского и мокшанского) языков [Etymological dictionary of Mordvinic (Erzya and Moksha) languages] (in Russian), volume 3, Joškar Ola, page 257
- ^ Pospelov, Yevgeny (1998) “Мокша”, in Ageeva, Ruf, editor, Географические названия мира. Топологический словарь [Geographic Names of the World. Toponymic Dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: ACT, Астрель, →ISBN
- ^ O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik , Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN, page 3
Russian
Etymology 1
From toponym Мокша (Mokša, “Moksha River”). The name of the river is speculated to derive from a language of Baltic extraction. First attested use in early 12th century, William of Rubruck mentions Moksha as (Russian translation) Моксель (Mokselʹ).
Neologism attested in at least 2019.[1] Possibly due to the name's similarity to Москва́ (Moskvá).
Pronunciation
Noun
мо́кша • (mókša) m anim (genitive мо́кши, nominative plural мо́кши, genitive plural мокш)
- Mokshas (Moksha people)
- Synonym: мокша́не (mokšáne)
- Moksha (a person of Moksha ethnicity)
- Synonym: мокша́нин (mokšánin)
- (derogatory, offensive, neologism, Ukraine) people of the Russian Federation.
- (derogatory, offensive, neologism, Ukraine) Russia.
Usage notes
Senses 3 and 4 are offensive to ethnic Mokshas as it conflates them with the actions of the Russian government.[2]
Declension
Etymology 2
Transliteration of Sanskrit मोक्ष (mokṣa)
Pronunciation
Noun
мо́кша • (mókša) m anim (genitive мо́кши, nominative plural мо́кши, genitive plural мокш)
Declension
References
- Pospelov, Yevgeny (1998) “Мокша”, in Ageeva, Ruf, editor, Географические названия мира. Топологический словарь [Geographic Names of the World. Toponymic Dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: ACT, Астрель, →ISBN
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “Мокшан”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
- ^ Ayder Muzhdabaev (2019 September 19) 10 sec from the start, in Украинцы и мокши — братья. Не перепутайте! (in Russian), via Youtube
- ^ Why are Russians known as "Moksha"?, Was Media