търва

Moksha

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *tərva, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *turpa. Cognates include Erzya турва (turva), Finnish turpa (muzzle) and Estonian turb.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tərva/

Noun

търва • (tərva)

  1. (anatomy) lip

References

• V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN