Mari-English Dictionary

ʃua•n ː

1. bristly, bristling, prickly, covered with needles

♦ ʃua•n koβaʃta•n ʒiβo•tnəj {noun} {zoology} echinoderm, {scientific} Echinodermata

♦ ʃua•n koβaʃta•n-βlak {noun} {zoology} echinoderm, {scientific} Echinodermata

♦ ʃua•n ʃo•ŋʃo {noun} prickly hedgehog

2. bristly, having bristles (e.g., brush)

♦ ʃua•n yʃterβo•ʃtər {noun} bristly broom

3. {figuratively} covered with stubble, stubbly

♦ ʃua•n oŋəla•ʃ {noun} stubbly chin

4. {botany} prickly, thorny, spiny

♦ ʃua•n pele•dəʃ {noun} thorny flower

5. {botany} awny, having awn, having a beard

♦ ʃua•n ʃoʒ {noun} barley with awn, awny barley

6. {figuratively} sharp, biting, caustic, vicious, nasty

♦ ʃua•n βo•ʃtəlt͡ɕək {noun} caustic joke

--"PARENT"--> ʃu

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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