вадря

Erzya

Etymology

Related to вадрямс (vadŕams, to fondle, caress, stroke), вадяжа (vaďaža, smooth). Ultimately derived from Proto-Mordvinic *vaďəms, which is from Proto-Mordvinic *vaj, and suffixed with *-ra.

Pronunciation

Adjective

вадря • (vadŕa)

  1. good
    вадря ды вечкиця полаvadŕa dï večkića polaa good and loving spouse

References

  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “вадря”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN

Moksha

Adjective

вадря • (vadrä)

  1. smooth