нимиляв

Erzya

Etymology

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

Akin to Moksha мелав (melav).

Noun

нимиляв • (ńimiľav)

  1. butterfly
    вень нимиляв ― veń ńimiľav ― 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]‎, Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, →ISBN
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