Mari-English Dictionary

сава•ш (-ем)

1. {transitive} to bend, to incline

♦ ву•йым сава•ш (-ем) {verb II} to bow one's head, to nod; {set phrase} to treat with respect

♦ парча•м сава•ш (-ем) {verb II} to bend the heads of plants (rain, wind)

2. to strike fire (from flint)

♦ са•выш де•не сава•ш (-ем) {verb II} to strike fire from a flint stone

♦ ту•лым сава•ш (-ем) {verb II} to strike fire

3. to strike, to hit

♢ волге•нче саве•н {sentence} lightning struck

4. {figuratively} to rush, to shoot, to spread

♦ ву•йыш сава•ш (-ем) {verb II} to go to somebody's head

♦ тӱжва•к сава•ш (-ем) {verb II} to shoot out

5. to beat, to flap, to strike

♦ шу•лдырым сава•ш (-ем) {verb II} to flap one's wings

6. to thresh (by hand)

♦ шу•рным сава•ш (-ем) {verb II} to thresh grain

~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~

// саве•н кода•ш (-ем) {verb II} {perfective} (see above); to wash up, to wash something ashore

♢ те•ҥыз се•рыш тӱ•рлӧ наста•м саве•н кода• {sentence} the sea washes different things ashore

// саве•н кудалта•ш (-ем) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)

♢ волге•нче саве•н куда•лтыш {sentence} lightning struck

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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