Eastern Mari edit

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɑβəzˈlɑʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑʃ
  • Hyphenation: а‧выз‧лаш

Verb edit

авызлаш (avyzlaš) (type II conjugation)

  1. to taste, to try (at a Mari traditional religious ceremony)
    чо́клышо кугыза́ чыла́ че́сым авызла́
    čóklyšo kugyzá čylá čésym avyzlá
    the priest tries all the food
  2. to taste, to try
  3. (figuratively) to eat, to eat up, to eat voraciously

References edit

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