кенкш

Erzya

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *keŋkš, inherited from Proto-Finno-Permic *künče-kse ~ *kinče-kse (“threshold”), ultimately possibly from Proto-Uralic *künče ~ *kinče (“nail”). Cognates include Finnish kynnys (“threshold”), Karelian kynnyš, Skolt Sami kõõddâs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /keŋkʃ/

Noun

кенкш • (kenkš)

  1. door

Declension

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References

  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “кенкш”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
  • Entry #1313 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
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