шыҥ-шыҥ

Eastern Mari

Etymology

Reduplication of шыҥ (šyŋ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃəŋ ʃəŋ/
• Hyphenation: шыҥ-шыҥ

Adverb

шыҥ-шыҥ • (šyŋ-šyŋ)

1. packed, crowded, cramped, very tight

   Synonym: шыҥ (šyŋ)

   кевытыште шыҥ-шыҥ

   kevytyšte šyŋ-šyŋ

   it's crowded in the shop

2. close, close to one another, crowded together

   йоча-влак олымбалне шыҥ-шыҥ шинчат

   joča-vlak olymbalńe šyŋ-šyŋ šinčat

   children are sitting crowded together on the bench

References

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