Erzya

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mordvinic *piźə-, from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *piśä-~*piśa- (to drip, dribble; to rain).

See also пиземе (piźeme).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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пиземс (piźems)

  1. to rain
    ушосо пизиušoso piźiit's raining outside

References

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  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “пиземс”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
  • Entry #1489 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.

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Verb

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пиземс (piźems)

  1. to rain