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)
- long
- tall, high
- long (lasting a long time)
- elongated, oblong
- long, large in scope
- drawn-out, long and slow
- with big steps
- deep, heavy (sigh)
- 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)
- first-person singular present indicative imperfective of ку́дить (kúditʹ)