Erzya

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mordvinic *jovks. Cognate with Moksha ёфкс (jofks).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jou̯ks/
  • Hyphenation: ёвкс

Noun

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ёвкс (jovks)

  1. fairy tale
    теке ёвкссоťeke jovkssolike in a fairy tale
  2. parable
    • 1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 80:
      Arkiereitne i Fariseitne maŕaź sońze jovksonzo tšarkoďźt, son syńdest kortli.
      When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus’ parables, they knew he was talking about them.
  3. (colloquial) lies

Declension

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References

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