Erzya edit

Etymology edit

Cognates may include the element аль- (aľ-) in Moksha альбе (aľbe, power). It is unclear if there is a connection with -вал (-val) in Erzya вий-вал (vij-val) or with -ал- (-al-) in Tundra Nenets [script needed] (ŋaleko, very big in size) (appears similar to Turkic, cf. Tatar олы (olı, older, big)). Eastern Mari ал (al, bodily strength) is usually explained as deriving from Chuvash хал (hal, power) or Tatar хал (xal, power).[1]

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

илык (ilik)

  1. (uncountable) power

Declension edit

References edit

  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “илык”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
  1. ^ Veršinin, V. I. (2004) Этимологический словарь мордовских (эрзянского и мокшанского) языков [Etymological dictionary of Mordvinic (Erzya and Moksha) languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Joškar Ola, page 85