икана

Eastern Mari

Etymology

Univerbation of ик (ik) +‎ гана (gana).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ikɑˈnɑ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑ
  • Hyphenation: и‧ка‧на

Adverb

икана • (ikana)

  1. once, one day
    икана Францийыш миен толаш шонем
    ikana Francijyš mijen tolaš šońem
    I am thinking of going to France one day

Derived terms

adverbs
  • икана ала-кунам (ikana ala-kunam)
  • иканат (ikanat)

References

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