лийже

Eastern Mari

Etymology

From лияш (ĺijaš) +‎ -же (-že, “3rd person singular imperative suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlijʒe/
• Rhymes: -ijʒe
• Hyphenation: лий‧же

Particle

лийже • (ĺijže)

1. let's imagine, let's suppose, suppose

   теве мый вашке тунем лектам лийже

   teve myj vaške tuńem ĺektam ĺijže

   let's imagine I graduate soon

Verb

лийже • (ĺijže)

1. third-person singular imperative of лияш (ĺijaš)

Derived terms

phrases

• перкан лийже (perkan ĺijže)

 

References

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