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Erzya

Erzya proper noun: a Finno-Ugric language spoken primarily in the Volga region of Russia, but is also spoken in Azerbaijan, Estonia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine.

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.

Noun

Erzya (plural Erzyas)

  1. A Mordvin person speaking Erzya or of such ancestry.
    Synonyms:
    Erzyan

Synonyms of Erzya

Forms of Erzya

Proper noun
pluralErzyas
Noun
pluralErzyas

Origin of Erzya

Borrowed from Erzya эрзя (erźa).

Questions about Erzya

What does Erzya mean?
Erzya means a Finno-Ugric language spoken primarily in the Volga region of Russia, but is also spoken in Azerbaijan, Estonia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine.
What part of speech is Erzya?
Erzya can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Erzya in the dictionary

  1. Eryx
  2. Erzberger
  3. Erzgebirgskreis
  4. Erzincan
  5. Erzurum
  6. Erzya
  7. Erzyan
  8. Erzyans
  9. Erzyas
  10. es
  11. es-

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