цяпамс

Erzya

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ćappɜ- (“to hit with a clapping sound, strike”). Potential cognates include Northern Sami čuohppat, Kildin Sami чӯһпэ (čūhpe), Udmurt чапкон (ćapkon, “palm strike”), Hungarian csap (“to strike”). Ultimately onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sʲapams/

Verb

цяпамс • (ćapams) (present цяпи, past цяпась)

1. to clap one’s hands
2. to applaud, to cheer, to clap

References

• B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “цяпамс”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
• Entry #51 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.