Марий Эл

Eastern Mari

Etymology

Compound of марий (marij, “Mari”) +‎ эл (el, “land, country, state, nation”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɑˈɾij el/

Proper noun

Марий Эл • (Marij el)

  1. Mari El (a republic of Russia; capital: Yoshkar-Ola)
Proper nouns
  • Марий Эл республик (Marij el respubĺik)

References
  • V. M. Vasiljev, Z. V. Uchaev (2003) “Марий Эл”, in Марийско-Русский словарь, Yoshkar-Ola, →ISBN
  • J. Bradley et al. (2023) “Марий Эл”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

Russian

Etymology

From Eastern Mari Марий (Marij, “Mari”), from марий (marij, “man, husband”), and эл (el, “country, land”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [mɐˌrʲij ˈɛɫ]

Proper noun

Мари́й Эл • (Maríj El) f (indeclinable)

  1. Mari El (a republic of Russia; capital: Yoshkar-Ola)
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