Moksha
Etymology
From Russian Мокша (Mokša, “Moksha River”). The name of the river is speculated to derive from a language of Baltic extraction. First attested use in early 12th century, William of Rubruck mentions Moksha as (Russian translation) Моксель (Mokselʹ).
Pronunciation
Noun
мокша • (mokša)
- Moksha (a person of Moksha ethnic group)
- O. Je. Poljakov (1995) Učimsja govoritʹ po-mokšanski , Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN
- Коса тячи аньцек аф эряйхть мокшетне и эрзятне (..)
- Kosa täči ancek af eräjhť mokšetne i erzätne (..)
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- O. Je. Poljakov (1995) Učimsja govoritʹ po-mokšanski , Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | мокша (mokša) | мокшет (mokšet) |
| genitive | мокшень (mokšeń) | — |
| dative | мокшенди (mokšendi) | — |
| ablative | мокшеда (mokšeda) | — |
| inessive | мокшеса (mokšesa) | — |
| elative | мокшеста (mokšesta) | — |
| illative | мокшес (mokšes) | — |
| prolative | мокшева (mokševa) | — |
| comparative | мокшешка (mokšeška) | — |
| translative | мокшекс (mokšeks) | — |
| abessive | мокшфтома (mokšftoma) | — |
| causative | мокшенкса (mokšenksa) | — |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | мокшесь (mokšeś) | мокшетне (mokšetne) |
| genitive | мокшеть (mokšeť) | мокшетнень (mokšetneń) |
| dative | мокшети (mokšeti) | мокшетненди (mokšetnendi) |
Derived terms
- мокшень (mokšeń)
- мокшень кяль (mokšeń käľ)
- мокшава (mokšava)
References
- ^ Veršinin, V. I. (2005) Этимологический словарь мордовских (эрзянского и мокшанского) языков (in Russian), volume 3, Joškar Ola, page 257
- ^ Pospelov, Yevgeny (1998) “Мокша”, in Ageeva, Ruf, editor, Географические названия мира. Топологический словарь (in Russian), Moscow: ACT, Астрель, →ISBN
- ^ O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik , Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN, page 3
Russian
Etymology 1
From toponym Мокша (Mokša, “Moksha River”). The name of the river is speculated to derive from a language of Baltic extraction. First attested use in early 12th century, William of Rubruck mentions Moksha as (Russian translation) Моксель (Mokselʹ).
Neologism attested in at least 2019. Possibly due to the name's similarity to Москва́ (Moskvá).
Pronunciation
Noun
мо́кша • (mókša) m anim (genitive мо́кши, nominative plural мо́кши, genitive plural мокш)
- Mokshas (Moksha people)
- Synonym: мокша́не (mokšáne)
- Moksha (a person of Moksha ethnicity)
- Synonym: мокша́нин (mokšánin)
- (derogatory, offensive, neologism, Ukraine) people of the Russian Federation.
- (derogatory, offensive, neologism, Ukraine) Russia.
Usage notes
Senses 3 and 4 are offensive to ethnic Mokshas as it conflates them with the actions of the Russian government.
Declension
Etymology 2
Transliteration of Sanskrit मोक्ष (mokṣa)
Pronunciation
Noun
мо́кша • (mókša) m anim (genitive мо́кши, nominative plural мо́кши, genitive plural мокш)
Declension
References
- Pospelov, Yevgeny (1998) “Мокша”, in Ageeva, Ruf, editor, Географические названия мира. Топологический словарь (in Russian), Moscow: ACT, Астрель, →ISBN
- Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “Мокшан”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
- ^ Ayder Muzhdabaev (2019 September 19) 10 sec from the start, in Украинцы и мокши — братья. Не перепутайте! (in Russian), via Youtube
- ^ Why are Russians known as "Moksha"?, Was Media