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