Eastern Mari

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Etymology

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From вашке (vaške) +‎ -аш (-aš, verb forming suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /βɑʃˈkɑʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑʃ
  • Hyphenation: ваш‧каш

Verb

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вашкаш (vaškaš) (type II conjugation)

  1. to hurry, to make haste, to rush
  2. to be fast (clock)
    шагат вич минутлан вашка
    šagat vič minutlan vaška
    the clock is five minutes fast

References

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