лӱяш

Eastern Mari

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lyˈjɑʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɑʃ
• Hyphenation: лӱяш

Verb

лӱяш • (lüjaš) (type II conjugation)

1. to shoot
2. (figuratively) to shoot glances

   рвезын шинчаже чечен ӱдыр-влакым лӱя

   rvezyn šinčaže čečen üdyr-vlakym lüja

   the young man is shooting glances at the beautiful girls

Derived terms

nouns

• лӱйымаш (lüjymaš)
• лӱйышӧ (lüjyšö)

 

References

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