кирьга

Erzya

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *kərga, whence also Moksha крга (krga). Likely borrowed from Proto-Slavic *kъrkъ (“neck”) or less likely from a descendant of Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to swallow, devour”).

A connection with Proto-Finnic *kurkku (“throat”) has also been proposed, but considered doubtful.

Pronunciation

Noun

кирьга • (kiŕga)

  1. (anatomy) neck
    кувака кирьга ― kuvaka kiŕga ― a long neck

Declension

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References

  • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
  • Keresztes, László (1986) Geschichte der mordwinischen Konsonantismus II. Etymologisches Belegmaterial‎[1], Szeged: Studia Uralo-Altaica 26.
  • Entry #1342 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
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