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Eastern Mari
Etymology
From вий (vij) + -ан (-an). Cognate with Western Mari виӓн (viän).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /βiˈjɑn/
- Rhymes: -ɑn
- Hyphenation: виян
Adjective
виян • (vijan) (comparative виянрак, superlative эн виян)
- strong, powerful
виян компьютер- vijan kompjuter
- powerful computer
- intense, strong, heavy
- strong, skilled
математикыште виян- matematikyšte vijan
- strong in mathematics
- hard, strong (tobacco, alcohol)
- well-fed, well-nourished (cattle)
Derived terms
Adverb
виян • (vijan)
- strongly, powerfully (with great physical strength)
- strongly, powerfully (to a high degree)
- fast, quickly, rapidly
- loudly, loud, aloud
- vigorously, diligently, resolutely, energetically
Derived terms
References
- J. Bradley et al. (2023) “виян”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna