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ансяк

Pronunciation: /anʲsʲak/

“ансяк” is an Erzya word. Its 4 meanings in English:

adverb

  1. but, however
  2. only, just
  3. barely, scarcely, just
  4. just, just now, recently

Etymology

From Proto-Mordvinic *ańćək ~ *ańśək, likely borrowed from Chuvash анчах (anč̬ah, “but, only, however”). Alternatively, connected to Proto-Uralic *äńćä(k), whence Võro äisäq, Finnish äsken, and influenced by the Chuvash word.

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