инь

See also: инъ

Moksha

Etymology

According to SKES, related to Moksha ине (ińe, “great”), which is from Proto-Uralic *enä (“large, big”) and cognate with Finnish enin (“the biggest”), Estonian enam (“more”), Livonian jennõ (“a lot”)).

Alternatively, borrowed from a Turkic language, compare Tatar ин (in).[1] Veršinin notes resemblance with Eastern Mari эн (en, “id.”) usually considered a Turkic borrowing.[2]

Preposition

инь • (iń)

  1. used with adjectives to form superlatives
    Synonym: сембода (śemboda)
    инь сире
    iń śiŕe
    oldest

References
  1. Handbuch Der Orientalistik
  2. Veršinin, V. I. (2004) Этимологический словарь мордовских (эрзянского и мокшанского) языков [Etymological dictionary of Mordvinic (Erzya and Moksha) languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Joškar Ola, page 88

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 陰／阴 (yīn).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [inʲ]

Noun

инь • (inʹ) f inan or n inan (indeclinable) (usually indeclinable)

  1. yin
    Antonym: ян (jan)
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