Erzya edit

Etymology edit

Derived from Erzya тири (ťiŕi, breadwinner), suffixed with -нь (, genetive case suffix).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

тиринь (ťiŕiń)

  1. native
    тиринь кельťiŕiń keľnative tongue
  2. well-bred

References edit

  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “тиринь”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
  • Entry #1641 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  • Heikki Paasonen, Kaino Heikkilä, Martti Kahla (1990-1996) “t́iŕiń”, in H. Paasonens Mordwinisches Wörterbuch [Heikki Paasonen's Dialect Dictionary of the Mordvinian Languages]‎[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, →ISBN