Mari-English Dictionary

1. smooth, even

♦ jaklaka kagaz {noun} smooth paper

♦ jaklaka βara {noun} smooth pole

♦ jaklaka č́ogašə̑l {noun} {anatomy} smooth muscle

2. slippery

♢ oškə̑laš jaklaka {sentence} it's slippery to walk

♦ jə̑lmə̑že jaklaka {phrase} (s)he has a ready wit, (s)he has a quick tongue

♦ jaklaka jə̑lman {noun} {set phrase} babbler, chatterbox, windbag

♦ jaklaka korno {noun} slippery road

♦ jaklaka logar {noun} {set phrase} gourmand

♦ jaklaka toškaltə̑š {noun} slippery steps

♦ jaklaka ječ́e {noun} slippery skis

♦ jaklaka kol {noun} slippery fish

3. {figuratively} slippery, tricky, evasive, wily, shrewd

♦ jaklaka ajdeme {noun} tricky person, slippery person

♦ jal ümbalne jaklaka {adjective} {set phrase} twofaced, double-faced

♦ jal ümbal jaklaka {adjective} {set phrase} twofaced, double-faced

4. {figuratively} unreliable, untrustworthy, dangerous, perilous

♦ jaklaka paša {noun} perilous deed

5. {figuratively} empty

♢ tudə̑n küsenže jaklaka {sentence} (s)he's got nothing in his/her pockets

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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