эле

See also: еле, әле, and Appendix:Variations of "ele"

Erzya

Alternative forms

• эль (eľ)

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *äľə, inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic *älɜ (“lap, lower front part of the dress”). Cognate with Moksha эль (eľ), Udmurt ал (al).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /elʲe/

Noun

эле • (eľe)

1. lap, bosom
2. knee

   Synonym: эль (eľ)

   озамс киньгак элес ― ozams kińgak eľes ― to kneel before someone

3. hem (of a skirt)

Declension

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References

• B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “эле”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
• Entry #39 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛlʲe]

Noun

э́ле • (éle) m inan

1. prepositional singular of эль (elʹ)