начко

Erzya

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *ńačkɜ (“wet, humid, watery, raw”). Akin to Moksha начка (načka), Finnish nahkea (“tacky, sticky”), Lule Sami njuoskas, Eastern Mari ночко (nočko).

Adjective

начко • (načko)

  1. wet, humid
    ушосонть начко
    ušosonť načko
    it's humid outside
    начко климат
    načko kľimat
    humid climate
    начко лов
    načko lov
    wet snow

References
  • B. A. Serebrennikov; R. N. Buzakova; M. V. Mosin (1993), “начко”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
  • Entry #609 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
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