Moksha edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Moksha оршамс (oršams, to put on (an item of clothing)), ор (or, fur coat), see the latter for more.

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

щамс (ščams)

  1. (transitive) to dress
    • O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik [Russian-Moksha phrasebook], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN
      ща/мс, -сь
      šča / ms ,
      to dress, -ed
      Тейне аш мезе щамс
      Ťejńe aš meźe ščams
      I don't have anything to wear
    • Fenno-Ugrica
      (..) кутт, коса тинь щатядязь, анттядязь, тонафнетядязь.
      (..) kutt, kosa ťiń ščaťaďaź , antťaďaź, tonafńeťaďaź.
      (..) houses where we/they will clothe you, feed you, inspect(?) you.

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References edit

  1. ^ štšams in Heikki Paasonen, Mordwinisches Wörterbuch, under orštams