валдомомс

Moksha

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *valdəməms. Cognate with Erzya валдомомс (valdomoms).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaldəməms/
• Rhymes: -aldəməms
• Hyphenation: вал‧до‧момс

Verb

ва́лдомомс • (váldomoms)

1. (intransitive) to dawn
2. (intransitive) to shine
   • 1892, M. E. Evsevyev, Букварь для мордвы-мокши [Primer for the Moksha Mordovians]‎^[1], Kazan: Orthodox Missionary Society, page 34:

     Тонь лемця̈ валдэмы̃за;

     Toń ľemćä valdemĩza ;

     May your name shine;

3. (intransitive) to clear up; become clear

References

• V. I. Shchankina (1993) “валдомомс”, in Мокшень-рузонь валкс [Moksha-Russian dictionary], Saransk: MKI, →ISBN, page 19