Erzya

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Etymology

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*vaďə- +‎ *-rV

Related to вадрямс (vadŕams, to fondle, caress, stroke), вадяжа (vaďaža, smooth).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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вадря (vadŕa)

  1. good
    вадря ды вечкиця полаvadŕa di večkića polaa good and loving spouse

References

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

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Adjective

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вадря (vadŕa)

  1. smooth