Moksha

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Etymology

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Possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *ruŋka. Cognate with Erzya рунго (rungo) and Finnish runko. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /roŋɡɑ/[1]

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Noun

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ронга (ronga)

  1. (anatomy) body, torso
    • O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik [Russian-Moksha phrasebook], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN
      рон/га, -кт — туловище; 2) талия
      ron / ga , -kt — tulovišče; 2) taľija
      bod/y, -ies — torso; 2) waist [in Russian]
  2. stature

Declension

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ roŋgă in Heikki Paasonen, Mordwinisches Wörterbuch