kugə̑za•
{noun} [Generate paradigm] 1. old man, elderly man
♦ Jü•štö kugə̑za• {proper name} {set phrase} Grandfather Frost, Father Christmas, Santa Claus
♦ lum kugə̑za• {noun} {set phrase} snowman
♦ oro•l kugə̑za• {noun} old watchman
♦ oš pondaša•n kugə̑za• {noun} white-bearded old man
♦ šo•ŋgo kugə̑za• {noun} old man
2. husband
♦ pajre•mə̑š kugə̑za• de•ne tola•m {verb I} to go to a celebration with one's husband
3. uncle, parent's elder brother
♢ tu•do mə̑•jə̑n kugə̑za•m, ač́a•m mo•gə̑rə̑m {sentence} he is my uncle, on my father's side
♦ kugə̑za•n βa•tə̑že {noun} aunt, uncle's wife
♦ kugə̑za•n pela•šə̑že {noun} aunt, uncle's wife
--"STYLE"--> kugu•: kugu• č́üč́ü•
4. man (of any age)
♢ mo peš rβe•ze kugə̑za• de•ne oškə̑la•t ə̑•l'e? {sentence} what were you running around with this young guy for?
♢ tə̑ kugə̑za• e•še peš rβe•ze, a•rmij gə̑č́ to•lə̑n gə̑na• {sentence} that man is still quite young, he just got back from the army
--"STYLE"--> pörje•ŋ
5. {religion} deity, god, guardian spirit (in Mari Traditional Religion)
♢ Pə̑•rgə̑nde ja•lə̑šte Pə̑•rgə̑nde kugə̑zala•n pua•t ulma•š {sentence} in the village of Pyrgynde, sacrifices were made to the guardian spirit Pyrgynde
♦ βürge•ńe ku•rə̑k kugə̑za• {noun} guardian spirit of the copper mountain, copper mountain spirit
♦ ku•rə̑k kugə̑za• {noun} guardian spirit of the mountain, mountain spirit
♦ po•kšə̑m kugə̑za• {noun} god of frost
6. ancestors
♢ memna•n kugə̑za•-βlak tə̑•ške kumšü•dö ij o•žno ši•nč́ə̑nə̑t ma•nə̑t {sentence} it's said that our ancestors settled here three hundred years ago
--"STYLE"--> kuge•ze
--"PARENT"--> kugu•
--"PARENT"--> iza•
