Erzya

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Etymology

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Borrowed from a Turkic language. Compare Tatar сылтау (sıltaw, excuse).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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тувтал (tuvtal)

  1. reason, cause, ground, occasion
    алкуксонь кондямо тувталalkuksoń konďamo tuvtala probable cause

Declension

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References

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