кевкстемс

Erzya

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *keźə(v)-, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *küśe-w-. The modern Erzya form possibly influenced by кевкстамс (kevkstams, “to get hard”).

Cognate with Moksha кизефтемс (kiźefťems), Finnish kysyä, Veps küzuda, Northern Sami gahčat, Akkala Sami кэһчче (kehčč’e).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʲeu̯ksʲtʲems/

Verb

кевкстемс • (kevksťems)

  1. to ask
    кевкстемс шумбрачиде
    kevksťems šumbračiďe
    to ask about one's health
    виде шка кевкстемс
    viďe ška kevksťems
    to ask for the right time

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, Szeged: Studia Uralo-Altaica 26.
  • Entry #1352 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
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