зярыя

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Erzya

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From earlier *(mə)źarəjak (compare dialectal źarijak (some)[1]), derived from *meźarə (how many) + *-jak (-ever). Cognate with Moksha мъзяровок (məźarovok).

See зяро (źaro) for more.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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зярыя (źarija)

  1. (indefinite) a few, some
    Synonym: знярояк (źńarojak)

References

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  • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN