ёнкс

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

Erzya

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

ён (jon, side) +‎ -кс (-ks, nominalizing suffix)

Noun

ёнкс (jonks)

  1. direction, quarter, compass point
    пелеве ёнксpeľeve jonksNorth
  2. side
Declension
Alternative forms

See also

(compass points)

пелеве
ёнкс
(peľeve
jonks
)
чивалгома
ёнкс
(čivalgoma
jonks
)
чилисема
ёнкс
(čiľiśema
jonks
)
пелечи
ёнкс
(peľeči
jonks
)


Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Mordvinic *joŋks, from Proto-Uralic *joŋse (bow). Cognates include Finnish jousi, Northern Sami juoksa, Northern Mansi ё̄вт (ë̄vt), Hungarian íj.

  1. arc, arch
  2. (obsolete) bow
    менель ёнксmeńeľ jonksrainbow

Declension

References

  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “ёнкс”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
  • Entry #190 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.