kugə̑za
{noun} [Generate paradigm] 1. old man, elderly man
♦ Jüštö kugə̑za {proper name} {set phrase} Grandfather Frost, Father Christmas, Santa Claus
♦ lum kugə̑za {noun} {set phrase} snowman
♦ orol kugə̑za {noun} old watchman
♦ oš pondašan kugə̑za {noun} white-bearded old man
♦ šoŋgo kugə̑za {noun} old man
2. husband
♦ pajremə̑š kugə̑za dene tolam {verb I} to go to a celebration with one's husband
3. uncle, parent's elder brother
♢ tudo mə̑jə̑n kugə̑zam, ač́am mogə̑rə̑m {sentence} he is my uncle, on my father's side
♦ kugə̑zan βatə̑že {noun} aunt, uncle's wife
♦ kugə̑zan pelašə̑že {noun} aunt, uncle's wife
--"STYLE"--> kugu: kugu č́üč́ü
4. man (of any age)
♢ mo peš rβeze kugə̑za dene oškə̑lat ə̑l'e? {sentence} what were you running around with this young guy for?
♢ tə̑ kugə̑za eše peš rβeze, armij gə̑č́ tolə̑n gə̑na {sentence} that man is still quite young, he just got back from the army
--"STYLE"--> pörjeŋ
5. {religion} deity, god, guardian spirit (in Mari Traditional Religion)
♢ Pə̑rgə̑nde jalə̑šte Pə̑rgə̑nde kugə̑zalan puat ulmaš {sentence} in the village of Pyrgynde, sacrifices were made to the guardian spirit Pyrgynde
♦ βürgeńe kurə̑k kugə̑za {noun} guardian spirit of the copper mountain, copper mountain spirit
♦ kurə̑k kugə̑za {noun} guardian spirit of the mountain, mountain spirit
♦ pokšə̑m kugə̑za {noun} god of frost
6. ancestors
♢ memnan kugə̑za-βlak tə̑ške kumšüdö ij ožno šinč́ə̑nə̑t manə̑t {sentence} it's said that our ancestors settled here three hundred years ago
--"STYLE"--> kugeze
--"PARENT"--> kugu
--"PARENT"--> iza
