кӹрӓн

Western Mari

Etymology

Probably borrowed from a Turkic language (compare Bashkir көрән (körən) and Kyrgyz күрөң (küröŋ)), ultimately a Mongolic borrowing (compare Mongolian хүрэн (xüren)). Cognates include Eastern Mari кӱрен (küren).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkə̈ræn/
  • Rhymes: -ə̈ræn
  • Hyphenation: кӹ‧рӓн

Adjective

кӹрӓн • (kÿrän)

  1. brown

References

  • Savatkova, A. A. (2008) “кӹрӓн”, in Slovarʹ gornomarijskovo jazyka [Hill Mari language dictionary] (in Russian), Yoshkar-Ola: Mari publisher, →ISBN
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