Erzya edit

 
Псакань, ломанень кенже.

Etymology edit

From Proto-Mordvinic *kenžə~*kenǯə, from Proto-Uralic *künče (nail, claw). Cognates include Finnish kynsi (kynte-), Livonian kīņtš, Eastern Mari кӱч (küč), Komi-Permyak гыж (gyž), Hungarian köröm.

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Noun edit

кенже (kenže)

  1. nail
    суронь кенжеsuroń kenžefingernail
  2. claw
    овтонь кенжетьovtoń kenžeťbear claws
  3. hoof

Declension edit

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References edit

  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “кенже”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
  • Keresztes, László (1986) Geschichte der mordwinischen Konsonantismus II. Etymologisches Belegmaterial[1], Szeged: Studia Uralo-Altaica 26.
  • Entry #309 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.

Kazakh edit

Alternative scripts
Arabic كەنجە
Cyrillic кенже
Latin kenje
Yañalif kençe

Adjective edit

кенже (kenje)

  1. lastborn

Synonyms edit

Noun edit

кенже (kenje)

  1. lastborn

Declension edit

Moksha edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Uralic *künče (nail, claw). Cognates include Erzya кенже (kenže), Finnish kynsi, Livonian kīņtš, Eastern Mari кӱч (küč), Hungarian köröm.

Noun edit

кенже (keńžä)

  1. nail
  2. claw
  3. hoof