ментюк

Erzya

Etymology

Possibly related to Skolt Sami manjek, Eastern Mari мен (men), Hungarian mëny-. Alternatively, borrowed from Russian ментюк (mentjuk). In any case the Russian word may be a loan from an Uralic language.

Noun

ментюк • (menťuk)

1. (zoology) burbot

Declension

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References

• B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “ментюк”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
• ḿeńt́uk in Álgu-tietokanta, Kotimaisten kielten keskus