Erzya

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mordvinic *təmba, whence Erzya томба (tomba, whirlpool), + *-ka. Ultimately borrowed from Turkic.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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томбака (tombaka)

  1. deep
    Synonym: домка (domka)
  2. boggy, marshy, swampy

Declension

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References

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  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “томбака”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN