инь
See also: инъ
Moksha
Etymology
From a Turkic language, compare Tatar [script needed] (in).[1] Veršinin notes resemblance with Eastern Mari эн (èn, “id.”) (usually considered a Turkic borrowing.) He also compares Erzya ине (ine, “great”) (according to SKES, cognate with Estonian enam (“more”), Finnish enin (“the biggest”), Livonian jennõ (“a lot”)) also comparing Proto-Finnic superlative suffix — Finnish suuri (“big”), suurin (“the biggest”).[2]
Preposition
инь • (inʹ)
- used with adjectives to form superlatives
- инь сире
- inʹ sire
- oldest
Synonyms
- сембода (semboda)
References
- Handbuch Der Orientalistik
- Veršinin, V. I. (2004) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ mordovskix (erzjanskovo i mokšanskovo) jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Mordvinic (Erzya and Moksha) languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Joškar Ola, page 88
Russian
Etymology
From Mandarin 陰
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [inʲ]
Noun
инь • (inʹ) f inan or n inan (indeclinable) (usually indeclinable)
- yin
Antonyms
- ян (jan)
Related terms
- инь-я́н (inʹ-ján), инь и ян (inʹ i jan)