туво

Erzya

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *tuvə, from Pre-Mordvinic *tugə. Further origin unclear, but generally considered akin to Finnic words such as Estonian siga, Võro tsiga, Finnish sika (all from Proto-Finnic *tika).[1]

Noun

туво • (tuvo)

  1. pig
  2. a disgusting person

Declension

Hyponyms

  • урозей (uroźej) 'boar, barrow'
  • пурцуз (purcuz) 'piglet'
  • тулевкс (tuľevks), туляка (tuľaka) 'piglet'

Derived terms

  • Nouns:
    тувокал (tuvokal, ziege), тувомарч (tuvomarč, tumbleweed), тувонар (tuvonar, knotgrass)

References

  1. туво (tuvo) in Álgu-tietokanta, Kotimaisten kielten keskus
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