Márjá

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See also: Marja and marja

Northern Sami[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Finnish Marja.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈmaːrːjaː/

Proper noun[edit]

Márjá

  1. Mary (Biblical figure)
  2. a female given name from Finnish, equivalent to English Mary

Further reading[edit]

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland