Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

erzya

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
erzya
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A Mordvin person speaking Erzya or of such ancestry.

Etymology

Borrowed from Erzya эрзя (erźa).

Usage

Inflected Forms

Erzyas (plural)

Synonyms

Erzyan

Questions

What does erzya mean?
A Finno-Ugric language spoken primarily in the Volga region of Russia, but is also spoken in Azerbaijan, Estonia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine.
Where does erzya come from?
Borrowed from Erzya эрзя (erźa).

How to pronounce erzya

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “erzya”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “erzya”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “erzya” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.