нимиляв

Erzya

Etymology

Possibly through metathesis from *meńəľ (“sky”) suffixed with *-av ~ *-aŋ. Compare dialectal Erzya нимиль (nimiľ, “sky”).

Akin to Moksha мелав (melav).

Pronunciation

Noun

нимиляв • (nimiľav)

  1. butterfly
    вень нимиляв ― veń nimiľav ― moth

Declension

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References

  • B. A. Serebrennikov; R. N. Buzakova; M. V. Mosin (1993), “нимиляв”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
  • Heikki Paasonen; Kaino Heikkilä; Martti Kahla (1990-1996), “ńeḿiĺav”, in H. Paasonens Mordwinisches Wörterbuch [Heikki Paasonen's Dialect Dictionary of the Mordvinian Languages]‎[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, →ISBN
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