кӹлмӹ

Western Mari

Etymology

From Proto-Mari *kĭlmə, from Proto-Uralic *külmä. Cognates include Eastern Mari кылме (kylme).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkə̈lmə̈/
  • Rhymes: -ə̈lmə̈
  • Hyphenation: кӹл‧мӹ

Adjective

кӹлмӹ • (kÿlmÿ)

  1. frozen, congealed
  2. (figuratively) clumsy, awkward, shy

References

  • Savatkova, A. A. (2008) “кӹлмӹ”, in Slovarʹ gornomarijskovo jazyka [Hill Mari language dictionary] (in Russian), Yoshkar-Ola: Mari publisher, →ISBN
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