Eastern Mari edit

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

поро (poro) (comparative порырак, superlative эн поро)

  1. good, kind, nice
    поро лийза!
    poro ĺijza!
    please be so kind
  2. good, happy, glad (also in greetings, etc.)
  3. good, useful, high-quality
    тений шурно поро лиеш
    teńij šurno poro ĺiješ
    the grain will be good this year
  4. good, clean, honest
  5. goodness, good, kindness
    поро дене йодам
    poro deńe jodam
    I'm asking you kindly
  6. good, the good, use, benefit

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References edit

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

Nanai edit

Noun edit

поро (poro)

  1. black grouse