Erzya edit

 
Псака.

Etymology edit

Probably related to Erzya пси (pśi, hot). Compare dialectal Moksha piśä (cat, childspeak).

Alternatively from a cat call. Compare Finnish kissa (cat) and kis kis.

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

псака (psaka)

  1. cat
    Synonym: катка (katka)
    Иля муця псаканть!
    Iľa muća psakanť !
    Don't crank the cat!

Declension edit

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References edit

  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “псака”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN