Moksha

Particle

апак • ‎(apak)

1. negative particle used with gerunds; not
   • O. Je. Poljakov (1995) Učimsja govoritʹ po-mokšanski [Let's learn to speak Moksha], Saransk: Mordovskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, ISBN 5 7595 0965 9, page 60

     содазь — апак содак‎

     sodazʹ — apak sodak

     knowing [in the state of knowing] — not knowing (~ randomly/guessing/accidentally)

Related terms

• аф ‎(af)
• афоль ‎(afolʹ)

Derived terms

• апак корхтак ащема ‎(apak korxtak aščema)
• апак содак ‎(apak sodak)

References

1. ↑ Veršinin, V. I. (2004) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ mordovskix (erzjanskovo i mokšanskovo) jazykov [Etymological dictionary of Mordvinic (Erzya and Moksha) languages] (in Russian), volume 1, Joškar Ola, page 17