ӱпан

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Eastern Mari

Etymology

From ӱп (üp) +‎ -ан (-an).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /yˈpɑn/
  • Rhymes: -ɑn
  • Hyphenation: ӱпан

Adjective

ӱпан (üpan) (comparative ӱпанрак)

  1. -haired
    • 1936, “Сэралтшынак тӱлышт”, in Комун корно, number 35, page 1:
      Изырак кап-кылан, кудыр ӱпан туныктышо ӱдыр, чарга йӱкшӧ дэн.
      Izyrak kap-kylan, kudyr üpan tunyktyšo üdyr, čarga jükšö den.
      A smaller-bodied, curly-haired teacher's daughter, with a shrill voice.
    • 2019, V. Jakovleva, “Мыйым аваем”, in Ямде лий, number 17/18, page 8:
      Тудо шем ӱпан, мотор чуриян.
      Tudo šem üpan, motor čurijan.
      He has black hair, and a beautiful face.

Derived terms

adjectives

References

  • V. M. Vasiljev, A. A. Savatkova, Z. V. Uchaev (1991) “ӱпан”, in Марийско-Русский словарь, Yoshkar-Ola, →ISBN
  • J. Bradley et al. (2023) “ӱпан”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna