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начко

Erzya edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Mordvinic *načkə, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ńačkɜ (“wet, humid, watery, raw”). Akin to Moksha начка (načka), Finnish nahkea (“tacky, sticky”), Lule Sami njuoskas, Eastern Mari ночко (nočko).

Pronunciation edit

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Adjective edit

начко • (načko)

  1. wet
    начко лов ― načko lov ― wet snow

References edit

  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “начко”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
  • Entry #609 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
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