варма

Erzya

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *varma (*var- +‎ *-ma). Ultimately probably onomatopoeic; compare myr- in Finnish myrsky (“storm”).

Noun

варма • (varma)

  1. wind
    • 1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 25:
      Vdruk inevedśt langso sťaź pokš varma, isťa meks veńšs valnokšneź volnaso.
      Suddenly a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat.

Declension

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

Moksha

Etymology

From *var- (probably onomatopoeic, compare myr- in Finnish myrsky) + *-mV.

Noun

варма • (varma)

  1. wind
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