томбале

Erzya

Etymology

*to (that) +‎ *-mbə +‎ *-ľə. Compare Inari Sami tobbeláá (further over there), Eastern Mari умбалне (umbalńe, in the distance, afar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tombalʲe/

Postposition

томбале • (tombale)

  1. beyond (a river, mountain etc.), on the other side
    Synonym: товоло (tovolo)

References

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