нимиляв
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Erzya[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Possibly through metathesis from *meńəľ (“sky”) suffixed with *-av~*-aŋ. Compare dialectal Erzya нимиль (ńimiľ, “sky”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
нимиляв • (ńimiľav)
- butterfly
- вень нимиляв ― veń ńimiľav ― moth
Declension[edit]
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
References[edit]
- B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “нимиляв”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
- Heikki Paasonen, Kaino Heikkilä, Martti Kahla (1990-1996) “ńeḿiĺav”, in H. Paasonens Mordwinisches Wörterbuch [Heikki Paasonen's Dialect Dictionary of the Mordvinian Languages][1], Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, →ISBN