ужар

Eastern Mari

Etymology

Cognate with Western Mari ыжар (yžar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uˈʒɑɾ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑɾ
  • Hyphenation: ужар

Adjective

ужар • (užar) (comparative ужаррак, long form ужарге)

  1. green
  2. green, unripe
    ужар шоптыр
    užar šoptyr
    green or unripe currants
  3. green, young, inexperienced, immature

References

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

Tuvan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *uč- (to fly). Cognate with Turkish uçmak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʊˈʒar/

Verb

ужар • (ujar) (stem уш-, indefinite past ушкан, negative ушпас)

  1. (intransitive) to fly
  2. (intransitive) to fall