Mari-English Dictionary

1. close, near, nearest, nearby

♦ li•ʃəl jote•l {noun} near abroad

♦ li•ʃəl ola• {noun} closest city

♦ li•ʃəl erβe•l {place name} Middle East

♦ li•ʃəl jal {noun} close village

2. close, approaching, upcoming, coming

♦ li•ʃəl ʒa•pəʃte {noun} in the near future

♦ li•ʃəl ket͡ɕəla•ʃte {adverb} in coming days

3. {figuratively} close, intimate, connected, dear

♢ me tu•dən de•ne peʃ li•ʃəl uləna• {sentence} we are very close to him/her

♦ li•ʃəl jeŋ {noun} close person; {set phrase} person close to someone in power

♦ li•ʃəl jolta•ʃ {noun} close friend, dear friend

♦ li•ʃəl ro•do {noun} {set phrase} immediate relative, close relative

♦ li•ʃəl ro•do-tu•kəm {noun} close relatives

4. similar, alike

♦ mør dek li•ʃəl tam {noun} strawberry-like taste

♦ putəra•k li•ʃəl lym {noun} very similar name

5. close person, loved one

♦ li•ʃəl-βla•kəm ʃarne•m {verb II} to remember one's loved ones

6. closeness, proximity

♢ ti•de mut li•ʃələm ont͡ɕəkta• {sentence} this word expresses closeness

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The Mari Web Project is primarily based at the Department of Finno-Ugric Studies at the University of Vienna. The Mari-English Dictionary was funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF): P22786-G20.
Last update: 10 August 2023

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