пунаш

Eastern Mari

Etymology

From Proto-Mari *pŭne-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puˈnɑʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɑʃ
• Hyphenation: пу‧наш

Verb

пунаш • (punaš) (type II conjugation)

1. to twine, to braid
2. to braid, to plait

   ӱдыр ӱпшым кӱжгын пунен шынден

   üdyr üpšym küžgyn puńen šynden

   the girl plaited her hair into a thick braid

References

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