Erzya

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Etymology

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Possibly from a back vowel variant of *ľämbə, suffixed with *-mV.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ламбамо (lambamo)

  1. sweet
  2. unleavened
    • 1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 100:
      Vasiń že tšise, źardo jartsaźt lambamo kšet, saźt tonavlitśatne Jisusnen, kortleźt sonenze: koso minenek meŕat ton anokstams tent paskaśt?
      On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Where do you want us to make preparations for you to eat the Passover?”

References

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  • Русско-мокшанско-эрзянский словарь Более 14 тысяч слов (В.И. Щанкина et al., 2011)