ӹзӓ

Western Mari

Etymology

From Proto-Mari *ĭća, from Proto-Uralic *ićä. Cognates include Eastern Mari иза (iza).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈə̈zæ/
• Rhymes: -ə̈zæ
• Hyphenation: ӹ‧зӓ

Noun

ӹзӓ • (ÿzä)

1. brother, older brother

References

• Savatkova, A. A. (2008) “ӹзӓ”, in Slovarʹ gornomarijskovo jazyka [Hill Mari language dictionary] (in Russian), Yoshkar-Ola: Mari publisher, →ISBN
• K. I. Belyaev & P. P. Romashkin (1944) Русско-Марийский Словарь [Russian-Mari Dictionary] (overall work in Russian), Kozmodemyansk: Маргосиздатын Кырык-Мары Филиал, page 70