Moksha edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

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 edit

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 edit

References edit

  1. ^ ṕiźem in Heikki Paasonen, Mordwinisches Wörterbuch