Moksha edit

Etymology edit

Morphologically from веле (veľe, village) +‎ -нь (, [genitive suffix]).

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

велень (veľeń)

  1. indefinite singular genitive of веле (veľe)

Adjective edit

велень (veľeń)

  1. rural, rustic
    • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
      деревенский — велень
      ďeŕevenskij — veľeń
      rural, rustic [in Russian] — rural, rustic
  2. rural, agricultural
    • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
      сельский — велень
      śeľskij — veľeń
      rural, agricultural [in Russian] — rural, agricultural

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Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Indefinite and definite paradigms of монь (moń) in O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik [Russian-Moksha phrasebook], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN, page 21