Moksha

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finno-Permic *pisa-~*piśa- (to rain). Related to Erzya пиземе (piźeme, rain), Finnish pisara (drop).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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пизем (piźəm)

  1. rain
    • O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik [Russian-Moksha phrasebook], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN
      Атям (атям мархта пизепт)
      Aťam (aťam marhta piźept )
      Thunder (thunder with rain)

Usage notes

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According to Paasonen, the Mordvinic languages have a verb пиземс (piźems, to rain), calquing Russian where rain and snow is said "to go" is, however, very common, the verbs молемс (moľems) and тумс (tums) are used for this purpose.

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ ṕiźem in Heikki Paasonen, Mordwinisches Wörterbuch