чевте

Erzya

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *čävťə ~ *šävťə (*čäv- ~ *šäv- +‎ *-ťə). Further origin is uncertain. Akin to obsolete Moksha šäfťä and possibly to чев- (čev-) in Erzya чевелямс (čeveľams, “to pound, crush, grind”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

чевте • (čevte)

  1. soft
    чевте кши ― čevte kši ― soft bread

References

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