цёцяня

Erzya

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *ćoća-, inherited from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ćuća (“point, peak”). Cognates include Hungarian csúcs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sʲot͡sanʲa/

Adjective

цёцяня • (ćoćańa)

1. sharp-pointed, pointed, sharp

References

• Heikki Paasonen, Kaino Heikkilä, Martti Kahla (1990-1996) “ćoćańa”, in H. Paasonens Mordwinisches Wörterbuch [Heikki Paasonen's Dialect Dictionary of the Mordvinian Languages]‎^[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, →ISBN
• Entry #72 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.