варма
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Erzya
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Mordvinic *varma (*var- + *-ma), ultimately probably onomatopoeic. Compare Finnish myr- in myrsky (“storm”) and Estonian varm, varmas (“fast, quick”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]варма • (varma)
- wind
- 1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 25:
- Vdruk inevedśt langso sťaź pokš varma, isťa meks veńšs valnokšneź volnaso.
- Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat.
Declension
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References
[edit]- B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “варма”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]варма • (varma)