начко

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Erzya[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Mordvinic *načkə, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ńačkɜ (wet, humid, watery, raw). Akin to Moksha начка (načka), Finnish nahkea (tacky, sticky), Lule Sami njuoskas, Eastern Mari ночко (nočko).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Adjective[edit]

начко (načko)

  1. wet
    начко ловnačko lovwet snow

References[edit]

  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “начко”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
  • Entry #609 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.