ченгемс

Erzya

Etymology

Possibly derived from Proto-Finno-Ugric *čeŋke (“steam, mist (or) warm”), whence Finnish henki (“breath; soul”), Estonian hing (“soul”), Udmurt ӝог (džog, “heat”), Northern Mansi саӈк (saňk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃeŋɡʲems/

Verb

ченгемс • (čengems) (present ченги, past ченгсь)

1. to burn out, to burn down
2. to fade (in the sun)
3. to thirst

References

• B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “ченгемс”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
• Entry #106 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.