варма
Erzya edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Mordvinic *varma (*var- + *-ma). Ultimately probably onomatopoeic; compare myr- in Finnish myrsky (“storm”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
варма • (varma)
- wind
- 1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 25:
- Vdruk inevedśt langso sťaź pokš varma, isťa meks veńšs valnokšneź volnaso
- Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat
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References edit
- B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “варма”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
Moksha edit
Etymology edit
From *var- (probably onomatopoeic, compare myr- in Finnish myrsky) + *-mV.
Noun edit
варма • (varma)