йоҥыжаш

Eastern Mari

Etymology

From Proto-Mari, from Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *jaŋša- (“to grind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /joŋəˈʒɑʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɑʃ
• Hyphenation: йо‧ҥы‧жаш

Verb

йоҥыжаш • (joŋyžaš) (type I conjugation)

1. (zoology) to chew, to masticate, to chew the cud, to ruminate

   ушкал йоҥыжеш

   uškal joŋyžeš

   the cow is chewing its cud

References

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