тӱҥалаш

Eastern Mari

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tyŋɑˈlɑʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɑʃ
• Hyphenation: тӱ‧ҥа‧лаш

Verb

тӱҥалаш • (tüŋalaš) (type I conjugation)

1. to start, to begin

   йӱр йӱраш тӱҥалын

   jür jüraš tüŋalyn

   it started raining

2. (auxiliary) used to mark future tense

   ойгыраш тӱҥалат гын, нигушкат ом кай

   ojgyraš tüŋalat gyn, ńiguškat om kaj

   if you're worried, I won't go anywhere

References

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