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)

1. long
2. tall, high
3. long (lasting a long time)
4. elongated, oblong
5. long, large in scope
6. drawn-out, long and slow
7. with big steps
8. deep, heavy (sigh)
9. 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)

1. first-person singular present indicative imperfective of ку́дить (kúditʹ)