Mari-English Dictionary

1. smooth, even

♦ jaklaka• kaga•z {noun} smooth paper

♦ jaklaka• βara• {noun} smooth pole

♦ jaklaka• t͡ɕogaʃə•l {noun} {anatomy} smooth muscle

2. slippery

♢ oʃkəla•ʃ jaklaka• {sentence} it's slippery to walk

♦ jə•lməʒe jaklaka• {phrase} (s)he has a ready wit, (s)he has a quick tongue

♦ jaklaka• jəlma•n {noun} {set phrase} babbler, chatterbox, windbag

♦ jaklaka• ko•rno {noun} slippery road

♦ jaklaka• loga•r {noun} {set phrase} gourmand

♦ jaklaka• toʃka•ltəʃ {noun} slippery steps

♦ jaklaka• je•t͡ɕe {noun} slippery skis

♦ jaklaka• kol {noun} slippery fish

3. {figuratively} slippery, tricky, evasive, wily, shrewd

♦ jaklaka• ajde•me {noun} tricky person, slippery person

♦ jal ymba•lne jaklaka• {adjective} {set phrase} twofaced, double-faced

♦ jal ymba•l jaklaka• {adjective} {set phrase} twofaced, double-faced

4. {figuratively} unreliable, untrustworthy, dangerous, perilous

♦ jaklaka• paʃa• {noun} perilous deed

5. {figuratively} empty

♢ tu•dən kyse•nʒe jaklaka• {sentence} (s)he's got nothing in his/her pockets

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The Mari Web Project is primarily based at the Department of Finno-Ugric Studies at the University of Vienna. The Mari-English Dictionary was funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF): P22786-G20.
Last update: 10 August 2023

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