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Etymology
From Proto-Mordvinic *äľə, inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic *älɜ (“lap, lower front part of the dress”). Cognate with Moksha эль (eľ), Udmurt ал (al).
Pronunciation
Noun
эле • (ele)
- lap, bosom
- knee
- Synonym: эль (eľ)
- озамс киньгак элес ― ozams kińgak eles ― to kneel before someone
- hem (of a skirt)
Declension
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References
Russian
Pronunciation
Noun
э́ле • (éle) m inan
- prepositional singular of эль (elʹ)