пона

Erzya

Ревень пона.

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *puna (“hair”). Related to Finnish puna, Eastern Mari пун (pun), Hungarian fan.

Noun

пона • (pona)

1. hairs (on body)
2. wool, hair

   реветне максыть пона ― ŕeveťńe maksiť pona ― sheep give wool

   • 1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 7:

     Sońs Ioan kandlize verbľudoń ponań sumań, kaŕksaź šnań kaŕksso.

     John’s clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist.

Declension

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References

• B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “пона”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
• Entry #811 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.

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Noun

пона • (pona)

1. hairs (on body)