Erzya edit

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

янгамс (jangams) (present янги, past янгась)

  1. to break
  2. to ache
  3. to bastardize, to butcher (language)

References edit

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