бажамс
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Erzya[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Likely borrowed from a descendant of Proto-Slavic *bažati (“to desire, to crave”) such as Russian бажить (bažitʹ), бажать (bažatʹ).[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
бажамс • (bažams) (present бажи, past бажась)
- to want
- бажамс кудов ― bažams kudov ― pine for home
- to desire, aspire
- Сон бажи улемс налксицякс.
- Son baži uľems nalkśićaks.
- He/she aspires to be an actor.
References[edit]
- B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “бажамс”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN