атямъёнга

Moksha

Etymology

From атям (aťam, “thunder”) +‎ ёнга (jonga, “arc, bow”). Semantically similar to Karelian ukonkuari from ukko (“thunder”) and kuari (“arc”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [atʲamjoŋɡa]

Noun

атямъёнга • (aťamjonga)

  1. (meteorology) rainbow

References
  • V. I. Ščankina (2011) Russko-mokšansko-erzjanskij slovarʹ [Russian-Moksha-Erzya Dictionary], Saransk, →ISBN
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