чарькодемс

Erzya

Etymology

Possibly derived from Proto-Finno-Permic Finno-Volgaic *čark(k)ɜ (“fork(-like instrument), kedge”). For a similar semantic development, compare Finnish harkita (“to deliberate, consider, ponder”).

Akin to Moksha шарьхкодемс (šaŕhkoďems).

Verb

чарькодемс • (čaŕkoďems) (present чарькоди, past чарькодсь)

  1. to understand, realize
    Мон тень а чарькодян.
    Mon ťeń a čaŕkoďan .
    I don't understand it.
  2. to perceive, interpret

References
  • B. A. Serebrennikov, R. N. Buzakova, M. V. Mosin (1993) “чарькодемс”, in Эрзянь-рузонь валкс [Erzya-Russian dictionary], Moscow: Русский язык, →ISBN
  • Entry #1214 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
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