Erzya

Erzya

See also: erzya

English

Etymology

From Erzya эрзя (erzja).

Proper noun

Erzya (countable and uncountable, plural Erzyas)

1. A Finno-Ugric language spoken primarily in the Volga region of Russia, but is also spoken in Azerbaijan, Estonia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine.
2. A surname.

Translations

language

Chuvash: ирçĕ чĕлхи (irçĕ čĕlh̬i) Dutch: Erzja (nl) Erzya: эрзя (erzja), эрзянь кель (erzjanʹ kelʹ) Estonian: ersa keel Finnish: ersä (fi) German: Ersja (de) Hungarian: erza (hu) Italian: erzya m Russian: эрзя́нский язы́к (ru) m (erzjánskij jazýk), эрзя́нский (ru) m (erzjánskij) Spanish: erzya Swedish: erzya (sv)

Noun

Erzya (plural Erzyas)

1. A Mordvin person speaking Erzya or of such ancestry.

Synonyms

• (Mordvin person): Erzyan

Translations

person

Chuvash: ирçĕ (irçĕ) Dutch: Erzja (nl) Erzya: эрзя (erzja), эрзя ломань (erzja lomanʹ) Estonian: ersalane Finnish: ersäläinen Hungarian: erza (hu) Russian: эрзя́нин (ru) m (erzjánin), эрзя́нка f (erzjánka)

Further reading

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Erzya terms
• Ethnologue entry for Erzya, myv ⁠