tüŋ
{noun} {adjective} [Generate paradigm] 1. foundation, basis, base
♦ tüŋ gə̑č́ pudə̑rgem {verb II} to break at the base
♦ kaβan tüŋ {noun} base of a stack (e.g., of hay)
2. beginning, start
♦ tüŋ gə̑č́ muč́aš marte {adverb} from beginning to end
♦ tüŋə̑m kə̑č́alam {verb I} to search for the beginning
3. essence, heart, core, essentials, gist
♦ delan tüŋə̑škə̑žö βonč́em {verb II} to get to the point, to come to the point
♦ jodə̑šə̑n tüŋžö {noun} gist of a question
♦ tüŋ gə̑č́ {adverb} {set phrase} fundamentally, radically
♦ tüŋ gə̑č́ βož gə̑č́ {adverb} {set phrase} in great detail, minutely
♦ tüŋ gə̑č́ak βaštaltam {verb I} {set phrase} to change radically
♦ tüŋžə̑m umə̑lem {verb II} to understand the essentials
♦ en tüŋžə̑m umə̑ltarem {verb II} to explain the essentials
4. {biology} base (of a tree trunk)
♦ tüŋ gə̑č́ mekšaŋam {verb I} to rot from the base
♦ tüŋ gə̑č́ak ruem {verb II} to cut down from the base
5. main, fundamental, basic, principal, essential, primary
♦ tüŋ amal {noun} main reason
♦ tüŋ buχgalter {noun} chief accountant
♦ tüŋ zadač́e {noun} main task
♦ tüŋ zakon {noun} constitution
♦ tüŋ imńe {noun} {set phrase} shaft horse
♦ tüŋ kβant č́isla {noun} {chemistry} principal quantum number
♦ tüŋ kńaź {noun} {history} grand prince, great prince
♦ tüŋ meńu {noun} {computing} main menu
♦ tüŋ motiβ {noun} {literature} leitmotif
♦ tüŋ mutβundo {noun} {linguistics} basic vocabulary, core vocabulary
♦ tüŋ nerβ sisteme {noun} {anatomy} central nervous system
♦ tüŋ ojlonč́o {noun} {linguistics} main clause, principal clause
♦ tüŋ onajeŋ {noun} {religion} high priest
♦ tüŋ omsa {noun} main door
♦ tüŋ parńalu {noun} {anatomy} {scientific} Phalanx proximalis
♦ tüŋ poč́tamt {noun} main post office, general post office
♦ tüŋ peraltə̑š {noun} primary stress, main accent
♦ tüŋ princip {noun} core principle, basic principle
♦ tüŋ purla bronχ {noun} {anatomy} right main bronchus
♦ tüŋ püj {noun} {anatomy} permanent teeth, succedaneous teeth
♦ tüŋ repeticij {noun} dress rehearsal
♦ tüŋ rol' {noun} main role, main part
♦ tüŋ sorta {noun} {set phrase} {religion} main candle (in Mari Traditional Religion)
♦ tüŋ taŋdə̑š {noun} {linguistics} positive degree
♦ tüŋ šinč́al {noun} {chemistry} basic salt, alkali salt
♦ tüŋ šinč́ə̑mašə̑m puə̑šo {adjective} general (education), providing general education
♦ tüŋ šinč́ə̑mašə̑m puə̑šo kə̑dalaš škol {noun} general secondary school
♦ tüŋ šinč́ə̑mašə̑m puə̑šo tönež {noun} institution of general education
♦ tüŋ šola bronχ {noun} {anatomy} left main bronchus
♦ tüŋ šonə̑maš {noun} main idea, basic idea
♦ tüŋ šot {noun} {set phrase} essence, fundamentals, core
♦ tüŋ šot dene {adverb} {set phrase} essentially, on the whole, mainly, chiefly
♦ tüŋ šotə̑što {adverb} {set phrase} essentially, on the whole, mainly, chiefly
♦ tüŋ ekzempl'ar {noun} original, master copy
♦ tüŋ jumo {noun} {set phrase} {religion} major deity
6. head, chief, main, senior
♦ tüŋ agronom {noun} senior agronomist
♦ tüŋ βrač́ {noun} head doctor, senior physician
♦ tüŋ inžener {noun} chief engineer
♦ tüŋ redaktor {noun} editor-in-chief
♦ tüŋ ekonomist {noun} chief economist
7. original, primordial, radical, native, indigenous
♦ tüŋ marij mut {noun} {linguistics} native Mari word
♦ tüŋ naselenij {noun} indigenous population, native population
8. direct (relative)
♦ tüŋ tukə̑m {noun} direct relative
9. {linguistics} not derived, nonderived
♦ tüŋ lüm mut {noun} nonderived noun
10. main thing, the main thing, the most important thing (is that/to...)
♢ en tüŋžö - šukə̑rak knigam ludaš {sentence} the most important thing is to read more books
