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Eastern Mari
Etymology
Literally, “one mind is good, (but) two is better”. Calque of Russian одна́ голова́ — хорошо́, а две — лу́чше (odná golová — xorošó, a dve — lúčše).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ik uʃ sɑj kok uʃ sɑjˈɾɑk/
- Hyphenation: ик уш сай, кок уш сай‧рак
Phrase
ик уш сай, кок уш сайрак • (ik uš saj, kok uš sajrak)
- two heads are better than one
References
- J. Bradley et al. (2023) “сайрак”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna