човонь

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word човонь. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word човонь, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say човонь in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word човонь you have here. The definition of the word човонь will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofчовонь, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Erzya

Etymology

Possibly related to Erzya чов (čov, back of knife), which is from Proto-Finno-Permic *šamᴈ. Compare Finnish hamara, Veps hamar.

Pronunciation

This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

Noun

човонь (čovoń)

  1. (anatomy) nape
    Synonym: уця (uća)

Declension

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

References

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