псака

Erzya

Etymology

Probably related to Erzya пси (pśi, “hot”). Compare dialectal Moksha piśä (“cat”, childspeak).

Alternatively from a cat call. Compare Finnish kissa (“cat”) and kis kis.

Noun

псака • (psaka)

  1. cat
    Synonym: катка (katka)
    Иля муця псаканть!
    Iľa muća psakanť !
    Don't crank the cat!

Declension

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