йӹлмӹ

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Western Mari

Etymology

From Proto-Mari *jĭlmə, from Proto-Uralic *ńälmä. Cognates include Eastern Mari йылме (jylme).

Pronunciation

Noun

йӹлмӹ (jÿlmÿ)

  1. (anatomy) tongue
  2. language
  3. speech, language (spoken)
  4. talk, conversation

Declension

Declension of йӹлмӹ
singular plural
nominative йӹлмӹ (jÿlmÿ) йӹлмӹвлӓ (jÿlmÿvlä)
accusative йӹлмӹм (jÿlmÿm) йӹлмӹвлӓм (jÿlmÿvläm)
genitive йӹлмӹн (jÿlmÿn) йӹлмӹвлӓн (jÿlmÿvlän)
dative йӹлмӹлӓн (jÿlmÿlän) йӹлмӹвлӓге (jÿlmÿvläge)
comitative йӹлмӹге (jÿlmÿge) йӹлмӹвлӓлӓн (jÿlmÿvlälän)
comparative йӹлмӹлӓ (jÿlmÿlä) йӹлмӹвлӓлӓ (jÿlmÿvlälä)
inessive йӹлмӹштӹ (jÿlmÿštÿ) йӹлмӹвлӓштӹ (jÿlmÿvläštÿ)
illative (short) йӹлмӹш (jÿlmÿš) йӹлмӹвлӓш (jÿlmÿvläš)
illative (long) йӹлмӹшкӹ (jÿlmÿškÿ) йӹлмӹвлӓшкӹ (jÿlmÿvläškÿ)
lative йӹлмеш (jÿlmeš) йӹлмӹвлӓэш (jÿlmÿvläeš)

References

  • Savatkova, A. A. (2008) “йӹлмӹ”, in Slovarʹ gornomarijskovo jazyka [Hill Mari language dictionary] (in Russian), Yoshkar-Ola: Mari publisher, →ISBN
  • K. I. Belyaev & P. P. Romashkin (1944) Русско-Марийский Словарь [Russian-Mari Dictionary] (overall work in Russian), Kozmodemyansk: Маргосиздатын Кырык-Мары Филиал, page 377