йӹлмӹ

Western Mari

Etymology

From Proto-Mari *jĭlmə, from Proto-Uralic *ńälmä. Cognates include Eastern Mari йылме (jylme).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjə̈lmə̈/
  • Rhymes: -ə̈lmə̈
  • Hyphenation: йӹл‧мӹ

Noun

йӹлмӹ • (jÿlmÿ)

  1. tongue
  2. language

References
  • Savatkova, A. A. (2008) “йӹлмӹ”, in Slovarʹ gornomarijskovo jazyka [Hill Mari language dictionary] (in Russian), Yoshkar-Ola: Mari publisher, →ISBN
  • K. I. Belyaev & P. P. Romashkin (1944) Русско-Марийский Словарь [Russian-Mari Dictionary] (overall work in Russian), Kozmodemyansk: Маргосиздатын Кырык-Мары Филиал, page 377
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