чарькодемс

Erzya[edit]

Possibly derived from Proto-Finno-Permic Finno-Volgaic *čark(k)ɜ (“fork(-like instrument), kedge”). For a similar semantic development, compare Finnish harkita (“to deliberate, consider, ponder”).

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чарькодемс • (čaŕkoďems) (present чарькоди, past чарькодсь)

to understand, realize
Мон тень а чарькодян.
Mon ťeń a čaŕkoďan .
I don't understand it.
to perceive, interpret

B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “чарькодемс”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
Entry #1214 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.