керташ

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Eastern Mari[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /keɾˈtɑʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑʃ
  • Hyphenation: кер‧таш

Etymology 1[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb[edit]

керташ (kertaš) (type I conjugation)

  1. to be able to
    каен кертат
    kajen kertat
    you can go
  2. to master, to manage, to do something well
    тӱрлаш кертыт
    türlaš kertyt
    they're good at embroidering
  3. (figuratively) to spoil, to shatter, to ruin
    чыла шучко сар керте
    čyla šučko sar kerte
    the terrible war ruined everything

Etymology 2[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb[edit]

керташ (kertaš) (type II conjugation)

  1. to swaddle (in bast)

References[edit]

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