Eastern Mari

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Etymology

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From чап (čap) +‎ -ле (-ĺe).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɑple/
  • Rhymes: -ɑple
  • Hyphenation: чап‧ле

Adjective

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чапле (čapĺe)

  1. beautiful, lovely, glorious, renowned, famous
    чапле сеҥымаш
    čapĺe seŋymaš
    glorious victory
  2. splendid, excellent, capital, best
    чапле результат
    čapĺe rezuĺtat
    excellent result
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References

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  • V. M. Vasiljev, Z. V. Uchaev (2003) “чапле”, in Марийско-Русский словарь, Yoshkar-Ola, →ISBN
  • J. Bradley et al. (2023) “чапле”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

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Noun

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ча́пле (čáplef anim

  1. dative/prepositional singular of ча́пля (čáplja)