янгамс

Erzya

Etymology

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Verb

янгамс • (jangams) (present янги, past янгась)

1. to break
2. to ache
3. to bastardize, to butcher (language)

References

• B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “янгамс”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
• Heikki Paasonen, Kaino Heikkilä, Martti Kahla (1990-1996) “jaŋgams”, in H. Paasonens Mordwinisches Wörterbuch [Heikki Paasonen's Dialect Dictionary of the Mordvinian Languages]‎^[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, →ISBN