кирьга

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Erzya[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Mordvinic *kərga. Likely borrowed from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to swallow, devour”). The connection with Finnish kurkku and Estonian kurk is considered doubtful.

Cognate with Moksha кърга (kərga).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

кирьга • (kiŕga)

  1. (anatomy) neck
    кувака кирьга ― kuvaka kiŕga ― a long neck

Declension[edit]

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References[edit]

  • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
  • Keresztes, László (1986) Geschichte der mordwinischen Konsonantismus II. Etymologisches Belegmaterial‎[1], Szeged: Studia Uralo-Altaica 26.
  • Entry #1342 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
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