зырянин

Russian

Etymology

Of disputed origin, perhaps named for a small tribe of Komis who met the Russians, possibly related to the Uralic origin of Khanty сӑран (săran, Komi).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɨˈrʲænʲɪn]

Noun

зыря́нин • (zyrjánin) m anim (genitive зыря́нина, nominative plural зыря́не, genitive plural зыря́н, relational adjective зыря́нский)

  1. (dated) Komi (person)

Declension

Derived terms

  • зыря́нка (zyrjánka)

References

  1. Туркин, А. И. (1995). "Происхождение названий коми народа" [Turkin, Adolf. The origin of the names for Komi people]. Linguistica Uralica (in Russian). XXXI (1): 17–28
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