торо
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Etymology
From Proto-Mordvinic *torə. Possibly connected to Proto-Uralic *terä (“cutting edge; blade”). Compare Finnish terä, Hungarian tőr. Soviet era dictionaries somehow omitted this word, although it appears in earlier ones and is widely presented in folklore.
Pronunciation
Noun
торо • (toro)
- sword
- 1990, H. Paasonens Mordwinisches Wörterbuch, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- кери торо кедьсэнзэ ― keri toro kedsënzë ― a sharp sword in his hand
верьга ливти кери торо ― veŕga livti keri toro ― a sharp sword flies above
тонь торот, минек прянек ― toń torot, minek pŕanek ― thy sword, our heads (a surrenderers' formula)- keri toro kedsënzë ― keri toro kedsënzë ― a sharp sword in his hand
veŕga livti keri toro ― veŕga livti keri toro ― a sharp sword flies above
toń torot, minek pŕanek ― toń torot, minek pŕanek ― thy sword, our heads (a surrenderers' formula) - (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- keri toro kedsënzë ― keri toro kedsënzë ― a sharp sword in his hand
- sabre, saber
Derived terms
- торыне (little sword, dagger)
- торкандый (elder matchmaker)
- торокудо (sword sheath)
- торокундамо (sword hilt)
References
- Heikki Paasonen, Kaino Heikkilä, Martti Kahla (1990-1996) “toro”, in H. Paasonens Mordwinisches Wörterbuch , Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, →ISBN