kugəza•
{noun} [Generate paradigm] 1. old man, elderly man
♦ jy•ʃtø kugəza• {proper name} {set phrase} Grandfather Frost, Father Christmas, Santa Claus
♦ lum kugəza• {noun} {set phrase} snowman
♦ oro•l kugəza• {noun} old watchman
♦ oʃ pondaʃa•n kugəza• {noun} white-bearded old man
♦ ʃo•ŋgo kugəza• {noun} old man
2. husband
♦ pajre•məʃ kugəza• de•ne tola•m {verb I} to go to a celebration with one's husband
3. uncle, parent's elder brother
♢ tu•do mə•jən kugəza•m, at͡ɕa•m mo•gərəm {sentence} he is my uncle, on my father's side
♦ kugəza•n βa•təʒe {noun} aunt, uncle's wife
♦ kugəza•n pela•ʃəʒe {noun} aunt, uncle's wife
--"STYLE"--> kugu•: kugu• t͡ɕyt͡ɕy•
4. man (of any age)
♢ mo peʃ rβe•ze kugəza• de•ne oʃkəla•t ə•ʎe? {sentence} what were you running around with this young guy for?
♢ tə kugəza• e•ʃe peʃ rβe•ze, a•rmij gət͡ɕ to•lən gəna• {sentence} that man is still quite young, he just got back from the army
--"STYLE"--> pørje•ŋ
5. {religion} deity, god, guardian spirit (in Mari Traditional Religion)
♢ pə•rgənde ja•ləʃte pə•rgənde kugəzala•n pua•t ulma•ʃ {sentence} in the village of Pyrgynde, sacrifices were made to the guardian spirit Pyrgynde
♦ βyrge•ɲe ku•rək kugəza• {noun} guardian spirit of the copper mountain, copper mountain spirit
♦ ku•rək kugəza• {noun} guardian spirit of the mountain, mountain spirit
♦ po•kʃəm kugəza• {noun} god of frost
6. ancestors
♢ memna•n kugəza•-βlak tə•ʃke kumʃy•dø ij o•ʒno ʃi•nt͡ɕənət ma•nət {sentence} it's said that our ancestors settled here three hundred years ago
--"STYLE"--> kuge•ze
--"PARENT"--> kugu•
--"PARENT"--> iza•
