мокша

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Moksha

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Etymology

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From Russian Мокша (Mokša, Moksha River).[1] The name of the river is speculated to derive from a language of Baltic extraction.[2] First attested use in early 12th century, William of Rubruck mentions Moksha as (Russian translation) Моксель (Mokselʹ).[3]

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /mokʃɑ/

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Noun

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мокша (mokša)

  1. Moksha (a person of Moksha ethnic group)
    • O. Je. Poljakov (1995) Učimsja govoritʹ po-mokšanski [Let's learn to speak Moksha], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN
      Коса тячи аньцек аф эряйхть мокшетне и эрзятне (..)
      Kosa ťači ańćek af eŕajhť mokšetńe i erźatńe (..)
      (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Veršinin, V. I. (2005) Этимологический словарь мордовских (эрзянского и мокшанского) языков [Etymological dictionary of Mordvinic (Erzya and Moksha) languages] (in Russian), volume 3, Joškar Ola, page 257
  2. ^ Pospelov, Yevgeny (1998) “Мокша”, in Ageeva, Ruf, editor, Географические названия мира. Топологический словарь [Geographic Names of the World. Toponymic Dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: ACT, Астрель, →ISBN
  3. ^ O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik [Russian-Moksha phrasebook], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN, page 3

Russian

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Russian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology 1

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From toponym Мокша (Mokša, Moksha River). The name of the river is speculated to derive from a language of Baltic extraction. First attested use in early 12th century, William of Rubruck mentions Moksha as (Russian translation) Моксель (Mokselʹ).

Neologism attested in at least 2019.[1] Possibly due to the name's similarity to Москва́ (Moskvá).

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): [ˈmokʂə]

Noun

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мо́кша (mókšam anim (genitive мо́кши, nominative plural мо́кши, genitive plural мокш)

  1. Mokshas (Moksha people)
    Synonym: мокша́не (mokšáne)
  2. Moksha (a person of Moksha ethnicity)
    Synonym: мокша́нин (mokšánin)
  3. (derogatory, offensive, neologism, Ukraine) people of the Russian Federation.
  4. (derogatory, offensive, neologism, Ukraine) Russia.
Usage notes
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Senses 3 and 4 are offensive to ethnic Mokshas as it conflates them with the actions of the Russian government.[2]

Declension
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Etymology 2

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Transliteration of Sanskrit मोक्ष (mokṣa)

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): [ˈmokʂə]

Noun

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мо́кша (mókšam anim (genitive мо́кши, nominative plural мо́кши, genitive plural мокш)

  1. (Jainism, Hinduism) moksha
Declension
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References

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  1. ^ Ayder Muzhdabaev (2019 September 19) 10 sec from the start, in Украинцы и мокши — братья. Не перепутайте![1] (in Russian), via Youtube
  2. ^ Why are Russians known as "Moksha"?, Was Media