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Eastern Mari
Etymology
Calque of Russian Дед Моро́з (Ded Moróz).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjyʃtø kuɡəˈzɑ/
- Hyphenation: Йӱш‧тӧ Ку‧гы‧за
Proper noun
Йӱштӧ Кугыза • (Jüštö Kugyza)
- (folklore) Grandfather Frost, Father Christmas, Santa Claus
Declension
References
- J. Bradley et al. (2023) “йӱштӧ”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna