курго

Erzya

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *kurgə̑, from Pre-Mordvinic *kirgɜ. Ultimately may be a doublet of кирьга (kiŕga, neck) (see there for more).

Cognate with Moksha курга (kurga).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kurɡo/
  • Hyphenation: кур‧го

Noun

курго • (kurgo)

  1. mouth
    пекстык кургот!
    pekstik kurgot!
    shut [your] mouth!
  2. opening
  3. (dated) mouth to feed

Declension

References

  • B. A. Serebrennikov; R. N. Buzakova; M. V. Mosin (1993), “курго”, 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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