нимиляв

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Erzya

Нимиляв.

Etymology

Possibly through metathesis from *meńəľ (sky) suffixed with *-av~*-aŋ. Compare dialectal Erzya нимиль (nimiľ, sky).

Akin to Moksha мелав (melav).

Pronunciation

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Noun

нимиляв (nimiľav)

  1. butterfly
    вень нимилявveń nimiľavmoth

Declension

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References

  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “нимиляв”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс , Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
  • Heikki Paasonen, Kaino Heikkilä, Martti Kahla (1990-1996) “ńeḿiĺav”, in H. Paasonens Mordwinisches Wörterbuch, Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, →ISBN