валдо

Erzya

Etymology

From earlier *valdə, from Pre-Mordvinic *valə̑da, from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *val(k)ëda, derived from Proto-Finno-Ugric *wëlketa (“white, light”). Compare Moksha валда (valda), Finnish valkea, valkoinen, Livonian va'l, Western Mari валгыды (valgydy), Hungarian világ.

Noun

валдо • (valdo)

light
Естя валдови тынкъ валдось ломать икеле, неевель сынь тынкъ паро тѣвть, и славасазо тятясь тынкъ мянель ланксо.
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чипаень валдо
čipajeń valdo
the sunlight

ковось максы валдо вальмас
kovoś maksi valdo vaľmas
the moon shines through the window

Adjective

валдо • (valdo)

light
валдо шпалерт
valdo špaľert
light wallpaper
bright
нупалесь ульнесь вишка, ялатеке валдо
nupaľeś uľńeś viška, jalaťeke valdo
the room was small but bright

References

V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
Entry #1111 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.

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