менель

Erzya

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *meńəľ. Cognate with Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Noun

менель • (meńeľ)

  1. sky

References
  • B. A. Serebrennikov; R. N. Buzakova; M. V. Mosin (1993), “менель”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
  • Entry #545 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.

Moksha

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *meńəľ. Cognate with Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmenʲəlʲ/
  • Rhymes: -enʲəlʲ
  • Hyphenation: ме‧нель

Noun

ме́нель • (méńeľ)

  1. sky
    • 1892, M. E. Evsevyev, Букварь для мордвы-мокши [Primer for the Moksha Mordovians]‎, Kazan: Orthodox Missionary Society, page 34:
      Менельса эряй алянекя̈!
      Meńeľsa eŕaj aľańekä̈!
      Our father resident in the sky!

References
  • V. I. Shchankina (1993), “менель”, in Мокшень-рузонь валкс [Moksha-Russian dictionary], Saransk: MKI, →ISBN, page 90
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