Erzya

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Авань меште.

Etymology

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From Proto-Mordvinic *mäšťə, of uncertain further origin. Possibly somehow connected to Proto-Mordvinic *mäľkə (brisket).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /meʃtʲe/
  • Hyphenation: меш‧те

Noun

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меште (mešťe)

  1. chest
  2. breast

Declension

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References

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  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN