йӹлмӹ

Western Mari

Etymology

From Proto-Mari *jĭlmə, from Proto-Uralic *ńälmä. Cognates include Eastern Mari йылме (jylme).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjə̈lmə̈/
• Rhymes: -ə̈lmə̈
• Hyphenation: йӹл‧мӹ

Noun

йӹлмӹ • (jÿlmÿ)

1. tongue
2. language

References

• Savatkova, A. A. (2008) “йӹлмӹ”, in Slovarʹ gornomarijskovo jazyka [Hill Mari language dictionary] (in Russian), Yoshkar-Ola: Mari publisher, →ISBN
• K. I. Belyaev & P. P. Romashkin (1944) Русско-Марийский Словарь [Russian-Mari Dictionary] (overall work in Russian), Kozmodemyansk: Маргосиздатын Кырык-Мары Филиал, page 377