пенге

Erzya

Пенгть.

Etymology

From [Early] Proto-Mordvinic *pinki~*pinkä, likely borrowed from Proto-Baltic *spingias (whence Lithuanian spiñgis (“cross-cut, forest trail, glade”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peŋɡe/

Noun

пенге • (penge)

1. billet, log, chock (of wood), wood block (for use as firewood)
2. log-shaped cake, e.g. a Yule log

Declension

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References

• B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “пенге”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN