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урозей

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Erzya

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mordvinic *urəźəj~*urəźəŋ, which originally meant “boar” and cognate with Finnish oras. Compare also Erzya рузей (ruźej, boar, barrow) and Erzya уропей (uropej, fang, tusk).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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урозей (uroźej)

  1. (dialectal) fang, canine tooth
    Synonyms: уропей (uropej), урозей пей (uroźej pej)
  2. (dated) boar

Declension

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References

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  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “урозей”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
  • Heikki Paasonen, Kaino Heikkilä, Martti Kahla (1990-1996) “uroźej”, in H. Paasonens Mordwinisches Wörterbuch [Heikki Paasonen's Dialect Dictionary of the Mordvinian Languages]‎[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, →ISBN