ик уш сай, кок уш сайрак

Eastern Mari

Etymology

Literally, “one mind is good, (but) two is better”. Calque of Russian одна́ голова́ — хорошо́, а две — лу́чше (odná golová — xorošó, a dve — lúčše).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ik uʃ sɑj kok uʃ sɑjˈɾɑk/
  • Hyphenation: ик уш сай, кок уш сай‧рак

Phrase

ик уш сай, кок уш сайрак • (ik uš saj, kok uš sajrak)

  1. two heads are better than one

References

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