Moksha

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mordvinic *tərva, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *turpa. Cognates include Erzya турва (turva), Finnish turpa (muzzle) and Estonian turb.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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търва (tərva)

  1. (anatomy) lip

References

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• V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN