Erzya

See also: erzya

English

Etymology

From Erzya эрзя (erźa).

Proper noun

Erzya (countable and uncountable, plural Erzyas)

1. A Finno-Ugric language spoken primarily in the Volga region of Russia, but is also spoken in Azerbaijan, Estonia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine.
2. A surname.

Translations

language

• Chuvash: ирçĕ чĕлхи (irçĕ čĕlh̬i)
• Dutch: Erzja (nl)
• Erzya: эрзя (erźa), эрзянь кель (erźań keľ)
• Estonian: ersa keel
• Finnish: ersä (fi)
• German: Ersja (de)
• Hungarian: erza (hu)
• Italian: erzya m
• Russian: эрзя́нский язы́к (ru) m (erzjánskij jazýk), эрзя́нский (ru) m (erzjánskij)
• Spanish: erzya (es)
• Swedish: erzya (sv)
• Zazaki: Erzyanki (diq) m

Noun

Erzya (plural Erzyas)

1. A Mordvin person speaking Erzya or of such ancestry.

Synonyms

• (Mordvin person): Erzyan

Translations

person

• Chuvash: ирçĕ (irçĕ)
• Dutch: Erzja (nl)
• Erzya: эрзя (erźa), эрзя ломань (erźa lomań)
• Estonian: ersalane
• Finnish: ersäläinen
• Hungarian: erza (hu)
• Russian: эрзя́нин (ru) m (erzjánin), эрзя́нка f (erzjánka)

Further reading

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Erzya terms
• Ethnologue entry for Erzya, myv ⁠