улаш

Eastern Mari

Etymology

From Proto-Mari, from Proto-Uralic *wole-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈlɑʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɑʃ
• Hyphenation: улаш

Verb

улаш • (ulaš) (type I conjugation)

1. to be

   мый журналист улам

   myj žurnaĺist ulam

   I am a journalist

2. (auxiliary) used to form past tense [with gerund]

   марий йылмым кушто да кузе тунемын улыда?

   marij jylmym kušto da kuze tuńemyn ulyda?

   where and how did you learn Mari?

Derived terms

phrases

• шонем, тугеже улам (šońem, tugeže ulam)

verbs

• уледаш (uĺedaš)

References

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