авалткалаш

Eastern Mari

Etymology

From авалташ (avaltaš) +‎ -калаш (-kalaš, “deverbal frequentative verb forming suffix”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ.vɑlt.kɑˈlɑʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑʃ
  • Hyphenation: авалт‧ка‧лаш

Verb

авалткалаш • (avaltkalaš) (type II conjugation) (frequentative)

  1. to grasp, to grab, to snatch
  2. to graze, to eat grass
  3. to pinch, to nick, to steal
    изи ньога пошкудын олмажым авалткала
    izi ńoga poškudyn olmažym avaltkala
    the little child steals the neighbor's apples
verbs

References

  • J. Bradley et al. (2023) “авалткалаш”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna
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