# мокша
## Moksha
### Etymology

From Russian Мокша (Mokša, “Moksha River”). The name of the river is speculated to derive from a language of Baltic extraction. First attested use in early 12th century, William of Rubruck mentions Moksha as (Russian translation) Моксель (Mokselʹ).

### Pronunciation

IPA: /mokʃɑ/
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### Noun

мокша • (mokša)
* Moksha (a person of Moksha ethnic group)
** O. Je. Poljakov (1995) Učimsja govoritʹ po-mokšanski [Let's learn to speak Moksha], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN
    Коса тячи аньцек аф эряйхть мокшетне и эрзятне (..)Kosa ťači ańćek af eŕajhť mokšetńe i erźatńe (..)(please add an English translation of this usage example)

#### Derived terms

* мокшень (mokšeń)
* мокшень кяль (mokšeń käľ)
* мокшава (mokšava)

### References

* ↑ Veršinin, V. I. (2005) Этимологический словарь мордовских (эрзянского и мокшанского) языков [Etymological dictionary of Mordvinic (Erzya and Moksha) languages] (in Russian), volume 3, Joškar Ola, page 257
* ↑ Pospelov, Yevgeny (1998) “Мокша”, in Ageeva, Ruf, editor, Географические названия мира. Топологический словарь [Geographic Names of the World. Toponymic Dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: ACT, Астрель, →ISBN
* ↑ O. Je. Poljakov (1993) Russko-mokšanskij razgovornik [Russian-Moksha phrasebook], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, →ISBN, page 3

## Russian
### Etymology 1

From toponym Мокша (Mokša, “Moksha River”). The name of the river is speculated to derive from a language of Baltic extraction. First attested use in early 12th century, William of Rubruck mentions Moksha as (Russian translation) Моксель (Mokselʹ).
Neologism attested in at least 2019. Possibly due to the name's similarity to Москва́ (Moskvá).

#### Pronunciation

IPA: [ˈmokʂə]

#### Noun

мо́кша • (mókša) m anim (genitive мо́кши, nominative plural мо́кши, genitive plural мокш)
* Mokshas (Moksha people)
    Synonym: мокша́не (mokšáne)
* Moksha (a person of Moksha ethnicity)
    Synonym: мокша́нин (mokšánin)
* (derogatory, offensive, neologism, Ukraine) people of the Russian Federation.
* (derogatory, offensive, neologism, Ukraine) Russia.

##### Usage notes

Senses 3 and 4 are offensive to ethnic Mokshas as it conflates them with the actions of the Russian government.

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Transliteration of Sanskrit मोक्ष (mokṣa)

#### Pronunciation

IPA: [ˈmokʂə]

#### Noun

мо́кша • (mókša) m anim (genitive мо́кши, nominative plural мо́кши, genitive plural мокш)
* (Jainism, Hinduism) moksha

##### Declension
### References

* Pospelov, Yevgeny (1998) “Мокша”, in Ageeva, Ruf, editor, Географические названия мира. Топологический словарь [Geographic Names of the World. Toponymic Dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: ACT, Астрель, →ISBN
* Dal, Vladimir (1880–1882) “Мокшан”, in Толковый Словарь живаго великорускаго языка [Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Publication of the bookseller-typographer Wolf, M. O.
* ↑ Ayder Muzhdabaev (2019 September 19) 10 sec from the start, in Украинцы и мокши — братья. Не перепутайте!‎ (in Russian), via Youtube
* ↑ Why are Russians known as "Moksha"?, Was Media