Erzya

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Etymology

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*to (that) +‎ *-mbə +‎ *-ľə

Alternatively, but unlikely, compounded from *tona +‎ *peľe.

Pronunciation

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Postposition

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томбале (tombaľe)

  1. beyond (a river etc.), on the other side
    Synonym: товоло (tovolo)

References

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  • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN