торо

Erzya

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *torə. Possibly connected to Proto-Uralic *terä (“cutting edge; blade”). Compare Finnish terä, Hungarian tőr. Soviet era dictionaries somehow omitted this word, although it appears in earlier ones and is widely presented in folklore.

Pronunciation

Noun

торо • (toro)

  1. sword
    • 1990, H. Paasonens Mordwinisches Wörterbuch, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      кери торо кедьсэнзэ ― keri toro kedsënzë ― a sharp sword in his hand
      верьга ливти кери торо ― veŕga livti keri toro ― a sharp sword flies above
      тонь торот, минек прянек ― toń torot, minek pŕanek ― thy sword, our heads (a surrenderers' formula)
      keri toro kedsënzë ― keri toro kedsënzë ― a sharp sword in his hand
      veŕga livti keri toro ― veŕga livti keri toro ― a sharp sword flies above
      toń torot, minek pŕanek ― toń torot, minek pŕanek ― thy sword, our heads (a surrenderers' formula)
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. sabre, saber

Derived terms

  • торыне (little sword, dagger)
  • торкандый (elder matchmaker)
  • торокудо (sword sheath)
  • торокундамо (sword hilt)

References

  • Heikki Paasonen, Kaino Heikkilä, Martti Kahla (1990-1996) “toro”, in H. Paasonens Mordwinisches Wörterbuch [Heikki Paasonen's Dialect Dictionary of the Mordvinian Languages]‎[1], Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen seura, →ISBN
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