Mari-English Dictionary

maska•

{noun} {zoology} [Generate paradigm]

1. bear, {scientific} Ursidae

♦ kok maska• ik βə•ɲeməʃte ile•n o•gət kert {phrase} two bears cannot live in the same lair

♦ maska• y•dərəm nale•ʃ {phrase} it's drizzling (on a sunny day)

♦ aβa• maska• {noun} female bear, sow

♦ bambu•k maska• {noun} panda, panda bear, giant panda, {scientific} Ailuropoda melanoleuca

♦ maska• gaj magəra•m {verb I} to roar like a bear

♦ maska•m loʃ {adverb} {set phrase} fair and square, in equal parts

♦ oʃ mela•n maska• {noun} moon bear, Asian black bear, white-chested bear, {scientific} Ursus thibetanus

♦ t͡ɕodəra• maska• {noun} forest bear

2. {figuratively} bear, bearish man

~ USAGE AS A MODIFIER ~

♦ maska• βəɲe•m {noun} bear's den, bear's lair; {set phrase} backwoods, god-forsaken place

♦ maska• luk {noun} {set phrase} godforsaken place, provincial hole, boondocks

♦ maska• po•ləʃ {noun} {set phrase} disservice, well-meant action having opposite effect

♦ maska• pə•ləʃ {noun} bear's ear

♦ maska• uʒga• {noun} bear fur coat

♦ maska• ʃəl {noun} bear meat

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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