кошта•н
{noun} {adjective} [Generate paradigm] 1. rake, playboy, scapegrace, light-headed person
2. intercessor, mediator
♦ икта•ж-кӧн кошта•нже лия•ш (-ям) {verb I} to intercede for somebody
3. informer, tattletale, squealer
4. nasty, cruel, brutal, savage (e.g., weather)
♦ кошта•н марде•ж {noun} savage wind
♦ кошта•н иге•че {noun} nasty weather
5. ruthless, cruel, devoid of kindness
♦ кошта•н айде•ме ва•тыжым кыра• {noun} the cruel man beats his wife
6. haughty, arrogant, boastful, proud
♢ кошта•н еҥ нужна• деч по•лышым ок йод {sentence} a proud man will not ask a poor man for help