пяль

See also: паль

Moksha

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pʲælʲ/

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Uralic *pälä (“half; side”).^[1] Cognates include Northern Sami bealli, Finnish puoli, Eastern Mari пел (pel), Udmurt пал (pal), Northern Mansi па̄л (pāl), Hungarian fél.^[2]

Noun

пяль • (päľ)

part
- V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
  зад — фтал, фталце пяль (задняя часть)
  zad — ftal, ftalce päľ (zadnäjä časť)
  back/behind [in Russian] — back/behind, back part (back part [in Russian])

Usage notes

Its derivative пялькс (päľks) seems to be favored as a stand-alone term, this term appears to be primarily used in compounds.

Declension

Indefinite declension of **пяль**
	singular	plural
nominative	пяль (päľ)	пяльхть (pälxť)
genitive	пялень (päleń)	—
dative	пяленди (pälendi)	—
ablative	пяльда (päľda)	—
inessive	пяльса (päľsa)	—
elative	пяльста (päľsta)	—
illative	пяльс (päľs)	—
prolative	пяльге (päľge)	—
comparative	пяльшка (päľška)	—
translative	пялькс (päľks)	—
abessive	пяльфтома (päľftoma)	—
causative	пяленкса (pälenksa)	—

Definite declension of **пяль**
	singular	plural
nominative	пяльсь (pälś)	пяльхне (pälxne)
genitive	пяльть (pälť)	пяльхнень (pälxneń)
dative	пяльти (pälti)	пяльхненди (pälxnendi)

Possessive declension of пяль

first person singular (монь (moń))
	one possession	multiple possessions
nominative	пялезе (päleze)	пяльне (pälne)
genitive	пялезень (pälezeń)	пяльнень (pälneń)
dative	пялезти (pälezti)	пяльненди (pälnendi)
ablative	пяльдон (päľdon)
inessive	пяльсон (päľson)
elative	пяльстон (päľston)
illative	пялезон (pälezon)
prolative	пяльган (päľgan)
comparative	пяльшкан (päľškan)
abessive	пяльфтомон (päľftomon)
second person singular (тонь (toń))
	one possession	multiple possessions
nominative	пяльце (pälce)	пяльхне (pälxne)
genitive	пяльцень (pälceń)	пяльхнень (pälxneń)
dative	пяльценди (pälcendi)	пяльхненди (pälxnendi)
ablative	пяльдот (päľdot)
inessive	пяльсот (päľsot)
elative	пяльстот (päľstot)
illative	пялезт (pälezt)
prolative	пяльгат (päľgat)
comparative	пяльшкат (päľškat)
abessive	пяльфтомот (päľftomot)
third person singular (сонь (soń))
	one possession	multiple possessions
nominative	пялец (pälec)	пяленза (pälenza)
genitive	пяленц (pälenc)	пялензон (pälenzon)
dative	пяленцты (pälenctï)	пялензонды (pälenzondï)
ablative	пяльдонза (päľdonza)
inessive	пяльсонза (päľsonza)
elative	пяльстонза (päľstonza)
illative	пялезонза (pälezonza)
prolative	пяльганза (päľganza)
comparative	пяльшканза (päľškanza)
abessive	пяльфтомонза (päľftomonza)
first person plural (минь (miń))
	one or multiple possessions
nominative	пяленьке (päleńke)
genitive	пяленьконь (päleńkoń)
dative	пяленьконди (päleńkondi)
ablative	пяльдонк (päľdonk)
inessive	пяльсонк (päľsonk)
elative	пяльстонк (päľstonk)
illative	пялезонк (pälezonk)
prolative	пяльганк (päľgank)
comparative	пяльшканк (päľškank)
abessive	пяльфтомонк (päľftomonk)
second person plural (тинь (tiń))
	one or multiple possessions
nominative	пяленте (pälente)
genitive	пялентень (pälenteń)
dative	пялентенди (pälentendi)
ablative	пяльдонт (päľdont)
inessive	пяльсонт (päľsont)
elative	пяльстонт (päľstont)
illative	пялезонт (pälezont)
prolative	пяльгант (päľgant)
comparative	пяльшкант (päľškant)
abessive	пяльфтомонт (päľftomont)
third person plural (синь (siń))
	one or multiple possessions
nominative	пяльсна (päľsna)
genitive	пяльснон (päľsnon)
dative	пяльснонды (päľsnondï)
ablative	пяльдост (päľdost)
inessive	пяльсост (päľsost)
elative	пяльстост (päľstost)
illative	пялезост (pälezost)
prolative	пяльгаст (päľgast)
comparative	пяльшкаст (päľškast)
abessive	пяльфтомост (päľftomost)

Derived terms

пялькс (päľks)
симомбяль (simombäľ)
перьфпяль (peŕfpäľ)

Related terms

пяле (päle)

Etymology 2

Either from Proto-Uralic *päle (“post”) (whence also Finnish pieli, Hungarian félfa),^[3] or from Proto-Uralic *pelɜ- (“to pierce”) (whence also Moksha пялемс (pälems, “to pierce”), Erzya пелемс (pelems, “id.”))^[4]

Noun

пяль • (päľ)

stake (an object used to pierce something)
- V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
  пяль (заострённая палка)
  päľ (zaostŕonnajä palka)
  stake (sharpened stick [in Russian])

References

^ 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 342
^ пяль (päľ) in Álgu-tietokanta, Kotimaisten kielten keskus
^ Rédei, Károly (1986–88) Uralisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Uralic Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
^ 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 343

Russian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [pʲælʲ]

Verb

пяль • (pjalʹ)

second-person singular imperative imperfective of пя́лить (pjálitʹ)

[1] 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 342

[2] пяль (päľ) in Álgu-tietokanta, Kotimaisten kielten keskus

[3] Rédei, Károly (1986–88) Uralisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Uralic Etymological Dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó

[4] 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 343

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