пона

Erzya

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *puna (“hair”). Related to Finnish puna, Eastern Mari пун (pun), Hungarian fan.

Pronunciation

Noun

пона • (pona)

  1. hairs (on body)
  2. wool, hair
    реветне максыть пона ― revetne maksïť pona ― sheep give wool
    • 1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 7:
      Sońs Ioan kandlize verbľudoń ponań sumań, kaŕksaź šnań kaŕksso.
      John’s clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist.

Declension

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References

  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “пона”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
  • Entry #811 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.

Moksha

Noun

пона • (pona)

  1. hairs (on body)
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