kugəza
{noun} [Generate paradigm] 1. old man, elderly man
♦ jyʃtø kugəza {proper name} {set phrase} Grandfather Frost, Father Christmas, Santa Claus
♦ lum kugəza {noun} {set phrase} snowman
♦ orol kugəza {noun} old watchman
♦ oʃ pondaʃan kugəza {noun} white-bearded old man
♦ ʃoŋgo kugəza {noun} old man
2. husband
♦ pajreməʃ kugəza dene tolam {verb I} to go to a celebration with one's husband
3. uncle, parent's elder brother
♢ tudo məjən kugəzam, at͡ɕam mogərəm {sentence} he is my uncle, on my father's side
♦ kugəzan βatəʒe {noun} aunt, uncle's wife
♦ kugəzan pelaʃəʒe {noun} aunt, uncle's wife
--"STYLE"--> kugu: kugu t͡ɕyt͡ɕy
4. man (of any age)
♢ mo peʃ rβeze kugəza dene oʃkəlat əʎe? {sentence} what were you running around with this young guy for?
♢ tə kugəza eʃe peʃ rβeze, armij gət͡ɕ tolən gəna {sentence} that man is still quite young, he just got back from the army
--"STYLE"--> pørjeŋ
5. {religion} deity, god, guardian spirit (in Mari Traditional Religion)
♢ pərgənde jaləʃte pərgənde kugəzalan puat ulmaʃ {sentence} in the village of Pyrgynde, sacrifices were made to the guardian spirit Pyrgynde
♦ βyrgeɲe kurək kugəza {noun} guardian spirit of the copper mountain, copper mountain spirit
♦ kurək kugəza {noun} guardian spirit of the mountain, mountain spirit
♦ pokʃəm kugəza {noun} god of frost
6. ancestors
♢ memnan kugəza-βlak təʃke kumʃydø ij oʒno ʃint͡ɕənət manət {sentence} it's said that our ancestors settled here three hundred years ago
--"STYLE"--> kugeze
--"PARENT"--> kugu
--"PARENT"--> iza
