Moksha

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Etymology

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From Proto-Uralic *näke-. Cognates include Estonian näitama and Finnish näyttää.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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няфтемс (ńafťems)

  1. (transitive) to show
    • O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik [Russian-Moksha phrasebook], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN
      Коса ащи памятниксь, кона няфтьф тя карточкаса.
      Kosa ašči pamätńikś, kona ńafťf ťa kartočkasa.
      Where is located the monument that's shown in this photo.
  2. (transitive) to point to, indicate
    • O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik [Russian-Moksha phrasebook], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN
      указать — няфт/емс, -сь
      ukazať — ńaft / jems ,
      to indicate [in Russian] — to indicate

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References

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  1. ^ Veršinin, V. I. (2004–2005) Этимологический словарь мордовских (эрзянского и мокшанского) языков [Etymological dictionary of Mordvinic (Erzya and Moksha) languages] (in Russian), Joškar Ola, page 283