чарькодемс
Appearance
Erzya
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly derived from Proto-Finno-Permic Finno-Volgaic *čark(k)ɜ (“fork(-like instrument), kedge”). For a similar semantic development, compare Finnish harkita (“to deliberate, consider, ponder”).
Akin to Moksha шарьхкодемс (šaŕhkoďems).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]чарькодемс • (čaŕkoďems) (present чарькоди, past чарькодсь)
- to understand, realize
- Мон тень а чарькодян.
- Mon ťeń a čaŕkoďan .
- I don't understand it.
- to perceive, interpret
References
[edit]- B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “чарькодемс”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
- Entry #1214 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.