кӹрӓн

Western Mari

Кӹрӓн.

Etymology

Probably borrowed from a Turkic language (compare Bashkir көрән (körən) and Kyrgyz күрөң (küröŋ)), ultimately a Mongolic borrowing (compare Mongolian хүрэн (xüren)). Cognates include Eastern Mari кӱрен (küren).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkə̈ræn/
• Rhymes: -ə̈ræn
• Hyphenation: кӹ‧рӓн

Adjective

кӹрӓн • (kÿrän)

1. brown

References

• Savatkova, A. A. (2008) “кӹрӓн”, in Slovarʹ gornomarijskovo jazyka [Hill Mari language dictionary] (in Russian), Yoshkar-Ola: Mari publisher, →ISBN