Mari-English Dictionary

пулвуй

1. {anatomy} knee

♢ лум пулвуй даҥыт {sentence} the snow is up to my knees

♦ тудлан теҥыз пулвуй даҥыт веле {phrase} (s)he is a daredevil, (s)he is full of drunken bravado

♦ ваш пулвуй {noun} {set phrase} knock-kneed person

♦ книгам пулвуйышко пышташ (-ем) {verb II} to put a book on one's knees

♦ пулвуеш сукен шинчаш (-ам) {verb I} to kneel

♦ пулвуй йымал лаке {noun} {anatomy} hollow of the knee

♦ пулвуйым тӱкаш (-ем) {verb II} to knock one's knees together

♦ пулвуйышко шындаш (-ем) {verb II} to put something on one's knees

♦ чара пулвуй {noun} bare knees

2. knee (of pants, etc.)

♢ пулвуй шӱтлен {sentence} there's a hole in the knee

♦ рожын пулвуй {noun} hole-ridden knee

~ USAGE AS A MODIFIER ~

♦ пулвуй йыжыҥ {noun} knee joint

♦ пулвуй лаке {noun} hollow of the knee, popliteal space, {scientific} Fossa poplitea

♦ пулвуй лук {noun} bend of the knee

♦ пулвуй чаҥга {noun} kneecap, patella

--"PARENT"--> вуй

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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