сярко

Erzya

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic [Term?], inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic *śajȣrɜ (“nit”). Cognates include Moksha сярхка (śarhka), Finnish saivare, Northern Sami čiwros, Eastern Mari шаргенче (šargenče), Udmurt серел (śerel).

Noun

сярко • (śarko)

1. nit (louse egg)
2. scumbag, rascal

Declension

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References

• B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “сярко”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
• Entry #1581 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.