See also: алга

Erzya

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Possibly connected to Proto-Mordvinic *jalgə (on foot).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ялга (jalga)

  1. friend, comrade
    • 1910, Makar Evsevievich Evseviev, Gospoda nashego Iisusa Hrista Svjatoe Evangelie ot Matfeja, Marka, Luki i Ioanna na mordovskom jazyke[1], page 284:
      Теде мейле Пилат вешнесь, кода-бу Сонзэ нолдамс, а Іудейтьне пижнесть, мерезь: нолдасакдеряй Сонзэ, тон а улят Кесарень ялга.
      Ťeďe mejľe Pilat vešńeś, koda-bu Sonze noldams, a Іuďejťńe pižńesť, meŕeź: noldasakďeŕaj Sonze, ton a uľat Kesaŕeń jalga .
      From then on, Pilate tried to set Jesus free, but the Jewish leaders kept shouting, “If you let this man go, you are no friend of Caesar.”
  2. comrade (title)

Declension

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References

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