Erzya edit

 
Оньксть.

Etymology edit

From Proto-Mordvinic *ovks~*oŋks, inherited from Proto-Uralic *aŋe (opening, incision, deepening). Cognate with Eastern Mari аҥ (, hole; mouth), Udmurt ым (ym), Komi-Zyrian вом (vom), Komi-Permyak ӧм (öm, mouth), Hungarian ajak (lip).

Compare also Erzya суркс (surks, ring), пилекс (piľeks, earring).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

оньксть (ońksť)

  1. bit (metal in horse's mouth)

Declension edit

References edit

  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “оньксть”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
  • Entry #17 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.