чавомс

Erzya

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *čavəms~*šavəms, inherited Proto-Finno-Ugric *čaŋɜ- (“to hit”). Cognate with Moksha шавомс (šavoms) and possibly Finnish haava (“wound, sore”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃavoms/

Verb

чавомс • (čavoms) (present чави, past чавсь)

1. to beat
2. to drive in, to hammer in
3. to kill
4. to crucify
   • 1910, Makar Evsevievich Evseviev, Gospoda nashego Iisusa Hrista Svjatoe Evangelie ot Matfeja, Marka, Luki i Ioanna na mordovskom jazyke‎^[1], page 284:

     А сынь пижакадьсть: саик, саик, эсксэ чавик Сонзэ! Пилат мери тенст: Тыҥк Инязороҥк ли эсксэ чавса?

     But they shouted, “Take him away! Take him away! Crucify him!” “Shall I crucify your king?” Pilate asked.

References

• B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “чавомс”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
• Entry #99 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
• Keresztes, László (1986) Geschichte der mordwinischen Konsonantismus II. Etymologisches Belegmaterial‎^[2], Szeged: Studia Uralo-Altaica 26.