мияш

Eastern Mari

Etymology

From Proto-Mari, from Proto-Uralic *mene-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈjɑʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɑʃ
• Hyphenation: мияш

Verb

мияш • (mijaš) (type II conjugation)

1. to come, to go

   кокам деке унала миенам

   kokam deke unala mijenam

   I came to visit my aunt

2. to approach, to come up to, to come close to
3. (in a converb construction) marks long-lasting activities, suggests gradual increase of action's effects, coupled with transitive and intransitive verbs

   паша ушнен мия

   paša ušńen mija

   the work is going smoothly

   кас ӱжара йӧрен мия

   kas üžara jören mija

   the sunset is fading slowly

4. (in a converb construction) movement up to something, approaching something

References

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