торо
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Erzya[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From earlier *torə. Possibly related to Proto-Uralic *terä (“cutting edge”); compare Finnish terä, Hungarian tőr. Soviet era dictionaries somehow omitted this word, although it appears in earlier ones and is widely presented in folklore.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
торо • (toro)
- sword
- 1990, H. Paasonens Mordwinisches Wörterbuch, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- кери торо кедьсэнзэ ― keŕi toro keďsenze ― a sharp sword in his hand
верьга ливти кери торо ― veŕga ľivťi keŕi toro ― a sharp sword flies above
тонь торот, минек прянек ― toń torot, mińek pŕańek ― thy sword, our heads (a surrenderers' formula)- keŕi toro keďsenze ― keŕi toro keďsenze ― a sharp sword in his hand
veŕga ľivťi keŕi toro ― veŕga ľivťi keŕi toro ― a sharp sword flies above
toń torot, mińek pŕańek ― toń torot, mińek pŕańek ― thy sword, our heads (a surrenderers' formula) - (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- keŕi toro keďsenze ― keŕi toro keďsenze ― a sharp sword in his hand
- sabre, saber
Derived terms[edit]
- торыне (little sword, dagger)
- торкандый (elder matchmaker)
- торокудо (sword sheath)
- торокундамо (sword hilt)