кужу

Eastern Mari

Etymology

From Proto-Mari [Term?], from Proto-Uralic *końćɜ. Cognate with Western Mari кужы (kužy).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kuˈʒu/
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: ку‧жу

Adjective

кужу • (kužu) (comparative кужурак)

  1. long
  2. tall, high
  3. long (lasting a long time)
  4. elongated, oblong
  5. long, large in scope
  6. drawn-out, long and slow
  7. with big steps
  8. deep, heavy (sigh)
  9. length, great length, extent

Derived terms
adjectives
  • кужу йылман (kužu jylman)
  • кужу капан (kužu kapan)
  • кужу ӱпан (kužu üpan)
nouns
  • кужу йолан шыҥа (kužu jolan šyŋa)

References
  • J. Bradley et al. (2023) “кужу”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

Russian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkuʐʊ]

Verb

ку́жу • (kúžu)

  1. first-person singular present indicative imperfective of ку́дить (kúditʹ)
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