Erzya

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proper noun

A Finno-Ugric language spoken primarily in the Volga region of Russia, but is also spoken in Azerbaijan, Estonia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine.

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Meanings

proper nounErzya (countable and uncountable, plural Erzyas)

plural Erzyas

  1. countableuncountableA Finno-Ugric language spoken primarily in the Volga region of Russia, but is also spoken in Azerbaijan, Estonia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine.
  2. countableuncountableA surname.
nounErzya (plural Erzyas)

plural Erzyas

  1. A Mordvin person speaking Erzya or of such ancestry.

    Synonyms: Erzyan

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA Mordvin person speaking Erzya or of such ancestry.

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Origin

  1. myvэрзя
  2. myvэрзя
  3. EnglishErzya

Borrowed from Erzya эрзя (erźa).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 埃爾齊亞語 /埃尔齐亚语
  • 埃爾齊亞語 /埃尔齐亚语 (Āiěrqíyǎ yǔ)language
Dutch Erzja, Erzja
  • Erzjalanguage
  • Erzjaperson
Estonian ersa keel, ersalane
  • ersa keellanguage
  • ersalaneperson
Finnish ersä, ersäläinen
  • ersälanguage
  • ersäläinenperson
German Ersja
  • Ersjalanguage
Hungarian erza, erza
  • erzalanguage
  • erzaperson
Italian erzya
  • erzyalanguage
Japanese エルジャ語
  • エルジャ語 (Eruja go)language
Polish język erzja, Erzjanin
  • język erzjalanguage
  • Erzjaninperson
  • Erzjankaperson
Russian эрзя́нский язы́к, эрзя́нский
  • эрзя́нский язы́к (erzjánskij jazýk)language
  • эрзя́нский (erzjánskij)language
  • эрзя́нин (erzjánin)person
  • эрзя́нка (erzjánka)person
Spanish erzya
  • erzyalanguage
Swedish erzya
  • erzyalanguage
Cite this entry
APA

Erzya. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Erzya

MLA

“Erzya.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Erzya. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Erzya,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Erzya.

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