Mari-English Dictionary

kiʃke

1. snake, serpent

♦ ajar kiʃke {noun} poisonous snake, venomous snake

♦ kagaz kiʃke {noun} {set phrase} kite

♦ kiʃke gaj {adjective} {set phrase} spiteful, malicious, insidious

♦ kiʃke gaj kadərgəlam {verb I} {set phrase} to be crafty, to be sneaky; {set phrase} to grovel before somebody, to lick somebody's boots

♦ kiʃke gaj osal {adjective} {set phrase} spiteful, malicious, insidious

♦ kiʃkəla kadərgəlam {verb I} {set phrase} to be crafty, to be sneaky; {set phrase} to grovel before somebody, to lick somebody's boots

2. {figuratively} {pejorative} snake, viper

♢ məjən jeŋgam - kiʃke {sentence} my sister-in-law is a viper

~ USAGE AS A MODIFIER ~

♦ kiʃke arɲa {noun} {set phrase} end of swimming season, first week in which it is too cold to swim in rivers

♦ kiʃke ajar {noun} snake venom

♦ kiʃke koβaʃte {noun} snakeskin

♦ kiʃke tukəm {noun} reptile

♦ kiʃke t͡ɕon {noun} {set phrase} {pejorative} poisonous soul

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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