Erzya

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Чурькат.

Etymology

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From Proto-Mordvinic *čəŕ-kə ~ *šəŕ-kə, of unknown further origin. Cognate with Moksha шурьхкя (šuŕhkä).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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чурька (čuŕka)

  1. onion
    кастомс чурькатkastoms čuŕkatto grow onions

Declension

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References

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  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “чурька”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
  • Heikki Paasonen, Kaino Heikkilä, Martti Kahla (1990-1996) “čuŕka”, in H. Paasonens Mordwinisches Wörterbuch [Heikki Paasonen's Dialect Dictionary of the Mordvinian Languages]‎[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, →ISBN