молан

Eastern Mari

Etymology

From мо (mo) +‎ -лан (-lan, “dative suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moˈlɑn/
• Rhymes: -ɑn
• Hyphenation: мо‧лан

Adverb

молан • (molan)

1. why, for what reason, for what purpose

   тыланет теле молан келша?

   tylańet teĺe molan kelša?

   why do you like winter?

Pronoun

молан • (molan)

1. for what, to what

   шудым молан пуынет? ушкаллан

   šudym molan puyńet? uškallan

   to what do you want to give hay? to the cows

Derived terms

conjunctions

• молан манаш гын (molan manaš gyn)

 

References

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