перьф
Moksha
editEtymology
editOf the same origin as Moksha перямс (peŕams, “to fence in, enclose”) and Erzya пирямс (piŕams, “id.”). Cognates include Estonian piir (“border”) and Finnish piiri (“circle”).[1]
Pronunciation
editPostposition
editперьф • (peŕf)
- around (in a circular manner)
Usage notes
editComparative (-шка (-ška, “like”) is used for the sense "approximately," for example, колмогемоньшка (kolmogemońška, “about thirty”).
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ 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 346