лавшо

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mordvinic *lavčə, possibly from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *lawča (tender, soft, loose). Potential cognates include Finnish lauha (mild, temperate), Estonian lahva.

Alternatively, related to Finnish laiha (thin, lean, weak) (see there for more).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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лавшо (lavšo)

  1. weak
    лавшо масторlavšo mastora weak country
    • 1865, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann, Das Evangelium des Matthäus ersamordwinisch, page 102:
      Iľado udo, i oznodo, iľazado sova bedas; oimeś viev no telaś lavšo.
      Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
  2. limp, powerless
  3. dull

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