торо

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mordvinic *torə. Possibly connected to Proto-Uralic *terä (cutting edge; blade). Compare Finnish terä, Hungarian tőr. Soviet era dictionaries somehow omitted this word, although it appears in earlier ones and is widely presented in folklore.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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торо (toro)

  1. sword
    • 1990, H. Paasonens Mordwinisches Wörterbuch, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      кери торо кедьсэнзэkeŕi toro keďsenzea sharp sword in his hand
      верьга ливти кери тороveŕga ľivťi keŕi toroa sharp sword flies above
      тонь торот, минек прянекtoń torot, mińek pŕańekthy sword, our heads (a surrenderers' formula)
      keŕi toro keďsenze keŕi toro keďsenze a sharp sword in his hand
      veŕga ľivťi keŕi toro veŕga ľivťi keŕi toro a sharp sword flies above
      toń torot, mińek pŕańek toń torot, mińek pŕańek thy sword, our heads (a surrenderers' formula)
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  2. sabre, saber

Derived terms

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References

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  • Heikki Paasonen, Kaino Heikkilä, Martti Kahla (1990-1996) “toro”, in H. Paasonens Mordwinisches Wörterbuch [Heikki Paasonen's Dialect Dictionary of the Mordvinian Languages]‎[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, →ISBN