перьф

Moksha

Of the same origin as Moksha перямс (peŕams, “to fence in, enclose”) and Erzya пирямс (piŕams, “id.”). Cognates include Estonian piir (“border”) and Finnish piiri (“circle”).^[1]

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перьф • (peŕf)

Comparative (-шка (-ška, “like”) is used for the sense "approximately," for example, колмогемоньшка (kolmogemońška, “about thirty”).

^ Veršinin, V. I. (2004–2005) Этимологический словарь мордовских (эрзянского и мокшанского) языков [Etymological dictionary of Mordvinic (Erzya and Moksha) languages] (in Russian), Joškar Ola, page 346