мо

Clipping of мо́жа (móža). Compare Ukrainian мо' (moʺ), and more distantly Lithuanian gal.

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мо • (mo)

1. (adverb, informal) maybe

Cognate of Mandarin 毛 (máo)

мо • (mo)

1. hair

Cognate of Mandarin 貓 / 猫

мо • (mo)

1. cat

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /mo/
• Rhymes: -o
• Hyphenation: мо

мо • (mo)

1. really? isn't it so?

   мыйже тылат шым каласе мо?

   myjže tylat šym kalase mo?

   didn't I tell you so?

2. why (for what reason, for what purpose)

   мо те пеш кугу йӱкын кутыреда?

   mo te peš kugu jükyn kutyreda?

   what are you talking so loudly for?

3. what sort of, what kind of, what

   мо акеш?

   mo akeš?

   for what price?

4. how many (used to denote large quantities)

   сарыште мо калык пытен!

   saryšte mo kalyk pyten!

   how many people died in the war!

5. when, since

   мо толын, тудым ужын омыл

   mo tolyn, tudym užyn omyl

   I have not seen him/her since (s)he came

мо • (mo)

1. interrogative particle

   толыда мо?

   tolyda mo?

   are you coming?

   • 1926, Попов Игорь Геннадьевич, Ончыко‎, page 6:

     Те мо, пашаш толыда але контор гыч?

     Te mo, pašaš tolyda aĺe kontor gyč?

     Are you coming to work or from the office?

мо • (mo)

1. (interrogative) what

   тиде мо?

   tide mo?

   what is this?

• J. Bradley et al. (2023) “мо”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna

1. From Proto-Tungusic *mō, compare Manchu ᠮᠣᠣ (moo).
2. The Tungusic root is comparable to Mongolic *modun.

мо̄ (mō)

1. wood
2. tree
3. stick

• Cincius, V. I., Rišes, L. D. (1952) Русско-эвенский словарь [Russian–Even Dictionary], Moscow

мо̄ • (mō)

1. tree
2. wood

мо (moo)

1. tree
2. wood

• IPA^(key): /mɔː/

мо • (mo)

1. we

From Proto-Tsezian *mɔq’ʰu.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmo/

мо • (mo) class 2

1. (Kidero) tear

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мо • (mo)

1. Alternative spelling of мо' (moʺ)