чандо

Erzya

Alternative forms

• чонда (čonda)

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *čonda~*šonda, possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *šinta (“price, value”), borrowed from Proto-Baltic *śímta (“hundred”) (whence Lithuanian šimtas). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm, and thereby a distant doublet of Erzya сядо (śado, “hundred”). Other cognates include Finnish hinta, Estonian hind (“price”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃando]

Noun

чандо • (čando)

1. bride price (a sum of money or other valuables paid by a bridegroom or on his behalf to the family of the bride)
2. ransom
3. (obsolete) price

   Synonym: питне (pitńe)

Declension

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References

• B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “чандо”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
• Heikki Paasonen, Kaino Heikkilä, Martti Kahla (1990-1996) “čando”, in H. Paasonens Mordwinisches Wörterbuch [Heikki Paasonen's Dialect Dictionary of the Mordvinian Languages]‎^[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, →ISBN
• Entry #1212 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.