ёмас

Northern Mansi

Etymology

From Proto-Ugric *jomɜ.[1] Cognates include Eastern Khanty ем (jem) and Hungarian jó.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [jomas]
  • Hyphenation: ё‧мас
  • Rhymes: -as

Adjective

ёмас (ëmas) (comparative ёмаснув, superlative сяр ёмас)(Sosva, Sygva, Upper Lozva, Ob)

  1. good
  2. nice
  3. right

References

  1. ^ Entry #1760 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.

Further reading

  • Afanasʹjeva, K. V., Sobjanina, S. A. (2012) “ёмас”, in Školʹnyj mansijsko-russkij slovarʹ [Mansi-Russian school dictionary], Khanty-Mansiysk: RIO IRO
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