кувака
Erzya
Etymology
From Proto-Mordvinic [Term?], from Proto-Uralic *kuwa + Proto-Uralic *-kka; cognate with Proto-Samic *kukkē (Northern Sami guhkki).[1]
Earlier theorized to derive from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kawka (“long”) (whence Finnish kauka- (“faraway, distant”), kauan (“for a long time”), Estonian kauge (“faraway, distant”), kaua (“for a long time”)), itself probably borrowed from a descendant of Proto-Indo-European *kewk-. However, this etymology is unlikely due to phonetic reasons.
According to Keresztes, from Proto-Mordvinic *kuva-, inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *kokɜ (“big, whole; size”); compare Finnish koko (“whole; size”), kookas (“bulky, sizable”), Eastern Mari кугу (kugu, “big”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
кувака • (kuvaka)
- long
- кувака милеть ― kuvaka mileť ― long oars
Derived terms
- куватьс (kuvaťs, “for a long time”)
References
- ^ Ante Aikio (24 March 2022), “Proto-Uralic”, in Marianne Bakró-Nagy, Johanna Laakso, Elena Skribnik, editors, The Oxford Guide to the Uralic Languages, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 19 of 3–27
- B. A. Serebrennikov; R. N. Buzakova; M. V. Mosin (1993), “кувака”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
- Keresztes, László (1986), Geschichte der mordwinischen Konsonantismus II. Etymologisches Belegmaterial[1], Szeged: Studia Uralo-Altaica 26.
- Entry #255 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
- Entry #1328 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
Moksha
Etymology
From Proto-Mordvinic [Term?], from Proto-Uralic *kuwa + Proto-Uralic *-kka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kuˈva.kə/
Adjective
кувака • (kuvaka)