кид кидым мушкеш

Eastern Mari

Etymology

Literally, “hand washes hand”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kit ˈkidəm muʃˈkeʃ/
• Hyphenation: кид ки‧дым муш‧кеш

Phrase

кид кидым мушкеш • (kid kidym muškeš)

1. you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

References

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