Moksha

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Etymology

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Morphologically from тол (tol, fire) +‎ -нь (, [genitive suffix]).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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толонь (toloń)

  1. indefinite singular genitive of тол (tol)

Adjective

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толонь (toloń)

  1. fire (related to fire and any figurative senses thereof)
    • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
      огневой — толонь
      ogńevoj — toloń
      related to fire [in Russian] — related to fire