nönč́ə̑k
{noun} {postposition} [Generate paradigm] 1. dough
♦ nönč́ə̑k dene tuškə̑mo ogə̑l {phrase} (s)he's nobody's fool, (s)he wasn't born yesterday, (s)he knows what's what
♦ nönč́ə̑k dene ə̑štə̑me ogə̑l {phrase} (s)he's nobody's fool, (s)he wasn't born yesterday, (s)he knows what's what
♦ šere nönč́ə̑k {noun} unleavened dough
♦ šušo nönč́ə̑k {noun} leavened dough
♦ šə̑daŋ nönč́ə̑k {noun} wheat dough
♦ urža nönč́ə̑k {noun} rye dough
2. inside, soft part (of bread)
♦ kinde nönč́ə̑k {noun} soft part of bread
3. thick mass, mush, mixture (rolled into a ball)
♦ pareŋge nönč́ə̑k {noun} pounded potato mush
♦ nöšmö nönč́ə̑k {noun} (a dish made of bread crumbs, boiled potatoes and hemp seeds)
4. {figuratively} covered in, covered with
♦ βür nönč́ə̑k {noun} covered in blood
5. {figuratively} {pejorative} greenhorn, milksop
~ USAGE AS A MODIFIER ~
♦ nönč́ə̑k moklaka {noun} lump of dough
♦ nönč́ə̑k patə̑r {noun} {mythology} {set phrase} hero made of dough (figure in Mari fairy tales)
♦ nönč́ə̑k patə̑r gaj {adverb} {set phrase} strong, brave, courageous
