Mari-English Dictionary

jal

1. village

♦ marij jal {noun} Mari village

2. countryside, country

♦ jalə̑šte ilem {verb II} to live in the countryside

♦ jalə̑ške ilaš kusnem {verb II} to move to the countryside

3. villagers, the others

♦ jal küšeš {noun} {set phrase} at the expense of others, at someone else's expense, living off others

♦ jal semə̑n ilem {verb II} to live like the others

♦ jal ümbalne {adverb} {set phrase} in public, in the presence of others

♦ jalə̑š kajem {verb II} {set phrase} to leave one's home to earn a living

~ USAGE AS A MODIFIER ~

♦ jal βujə̑što {adverb} at the end of the village

♦ jal kalə̑k {noun} other people

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The Mari Web Project is primarily based at the Department of Finno-Ugric Studies at the University of Vienna. The Mari-English Dictionary was funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF): P22786-G20.

Last update: 10 August 2023

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