виян
Eastern Mari
Etymology
From вий (vij) + -ан (-an). Cognate with Western Mari виӓн (viän).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /viˈjɑn/
- Rhymes: -ɑn
- Hyphenation: ви‧ян
Adjective
виян • (vijan) (comparative виянрак)
- strong, powerful
- виян компьютер
- vijan kompjuter
- powerful computer
- intense, strong, heavy
- strong, skilled
- математикыште виян
- matematikyšte vijan
- strong in mathematics
- hard, strong (tobacco, alcohol)
- well-fed, well-nourished (cattle)
Derived terms
noun
- виян пералтыш (vijan peraltyš)
- виян позиций (vijan pozicij)
phrases
- виян лийже! (vijan ĺijže!)
Adverb
виян • (vijan)
- strongly, powerfully (with great physical strength)
- strongly, powerfully (to a high degree)
- fast, quickly, rapidly
- loudly, loud, aloud
- vigorously, diligently, resolutely, energetically
Derived terms
adjectives
- виян ыштыме (vijan yštyme)
verbs
- виян кудалаш (vijan kudalaš)
- виян кутыраш (vijan kutyraš)
- виян ойлаш (vijan ojlaš)
- виян ямдылалташ (vijan jamdylaltaš)
References
- J. Bradley et al. (2023) “виян”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna