човонь

Erzya

Etymology

Possibly related to Erzya чов (čov, “back of knife”), which is from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *šamᴈ. Compare Finnish hamara, Veps hamar.

Noun

човонь • (čovoń)

1. (anatomy) nape

   Synonym: уця (uća)

Declension

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References

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