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Eastern Mari
Etymology
Cognate with Western Mari якшар (jakšar).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /joʃˈkɑɾ/
- Rhymes: -ɑɾ
- Hyphenation: йош‧кар
Adjective
йошкар • (joškar) (comparative йошкаррак, long form йошкарге)
- red (color/colour)
йошкар карандаш- joškar karandaš
- red pencil
- (figuratively, historical) Red, communist
Derived terms
References
- J. Bradley et al. (2023) “йошкар”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna