Erzya

See also: erzya

English

Etymology

From Erzya эрзя (erzja).

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 čĕlhi)
• Dutch: Erzja (nl)
• Erzya: эрзя (erzja), эрзянь кель (erzjanʹ kelʹ)
• 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
• Swedish: erzya (sv)

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 (erzja), эрзя ломань (erzja lomanʹ)

• Estonian: ersalane
• Finnish: ersäläinen
• Hungarian: erza (hu)
• Russian: эрзя́нин (ru) m (erzjánin), эрзя́нка f (erzjánka)

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Erzya, myv