Moksha

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Etymology

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Morphologically from ава (ava, woman) +‎ -нь (, [genitive suffix]).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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авань (avań)

  1. indefinite singular genitive of ава (ava)

Adjective

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авань (avań)

  1. ladylike, ladies(characteristic of or intended for ladies)
    • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
      дамский — авань
      damskij — avań
      ladylike, ladies' [in Russian] — ladylike, ladies'
  2. female, women’s (characteristic of or intended for females or women)
    • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
      женский — авань
      ženskij — avań
      female, women's [in Russian] — female, women's

Declension

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References

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  • Indefinite and definite paradigms of монь (moń) in O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik [Russian-Moksha phrasebook], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN, page 21
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