коткудав

Erzya

Коткудавт.

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *kotkə-, from Proto-Finno-Permic *kutke (“ant”). Cognates include Livonian kukki, Kildin Sami ко̄ттк (kōttk), Eastern Mari кутко (kutko).

Noun

коткудав • (kotkudav)

1. ant

   Коткудавт чийнить.

   Kotkudavt čijńiť.

   Ants run.

Declension

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References

• B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “коткудав”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
• Entry #1348 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.