авызлаш

Eastern Mari

Etymology

From авыз (avyz) +‎ -лаш (-laš, “deverbal momentary verb forming suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑβəzˈlɑʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɑʃ
• Hyphenation: авыз‧лаш

Verb

авызлаш • (avyzlaš) (type II conjugation)

1. to taste, to try (at a Mari traditional religious ceremony)

   чоклышо кугыза чыла чесым авызла

   čoklyšo kugyza čyla česym avyzla

   the priest tries all the food

2. to taste, to try
3. (figuratively) to eat, to eat up, to eat voraciously

Related terms

nouns

• авыз (avyz)

 

References

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