турва

Erzya
Авань турват.

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *tərva, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *turpa (“lip; muzzle, snout”). Cognates include Moksha търва (tərva), Finnish turpa, Estonian turb and Eastern Mari тӱрвӧ (türvö).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /turva/
  • Hyphenation: тур‧ва

Noun

турва • (turva)

  1. lip
    алце турва ― alće turva ― lower lip

Declension

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References
  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “турва”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
  • Keresztes, László (1986) Geschichte der mordwinischen Konsonantismus II. Etymologisches Belegmaterial‎, Szeged: Studia Uralo-Altaica 26.
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