шыҥ-шыҥ

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Eastern Mari

Etymology

Reduplication of шыҥ (šyŋ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃəŋ ʃəŋ/
  • Hyphenation: шыҥ-шыҥ

Adverb

шыҥ-шыҥ (šyŋ-šyŋ)

  1. packed, crowded, cramped, very tight
    Synonym: шыҥ (šyŋ)
    кевытыште шыҥ-шыҥ
    kevytyšte šyŋ-šyŋ
    it's crowded in the shop
  2. close, close to one another, crowded together
    йоча-влак олымбалне шыҥ-шыҥ шинчат
    joča-vlak olymbalńe šyŋ-šyŋ šinčat
    children are sitting crowded together on the bench

References

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