el
{noun} [Generate paradigm] 1. land, country, state, nation
♦ βes elːa {noun} foreign countries
♦ βes elːa gət͡ɕ tolʃo una-βlak {noun} foreign guests, guests from abroad
♦ jot el {noun} foreign country
♦ marij el {place name} {noun} {set phrase} Mari El; {set phrase} land of the Maris
♦ pytəɲ eləʃte {adverb} in the whole country
♦ ʃot͡ɕmo el {noun} native land, motherland, fatherland
2. native land, motherland, fatherland
♦ eləm aralem {verb II} to protect one's native land
3. land, area, territory, lands
♦ myndər el-βlak {noun} distant lands
♦ ʃokʃo elːa {noun} tropical lands
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♦ el t͡ɕek {noun} state border