оньксть

Erzya

Оньксть.

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *ovks~*oŋks, inherited from Proto-Uralic *aŋe (“opening, incision, deepening”). Cognate with Eastern Mari аҥ (aŋ, “hole; mouth”), Udmurt ым (ym), Komi-Zyrian вом (vom), Komi-Permyak ӧм (öm, “mouth”), Hungarian ajak (“lip”).

Compare also Erzya суркс (surks, “ring”), пилекс (piľeks, “earring”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oɲksʲtʲ/

Noun

оньксть • (ońksť)

  1. bit (metal in horse's mouth)

Declension

References

  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “оньксть”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
  • Entry #17 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
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