English Explanatory Dictionary

Mari

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. An ancient Sumerian and Amorite city, the modern-day Tell Hariri in Syria.
noun
  1. A Volga-Finnic people in the Volga region.
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  1. A Finno-Ugric language spoken by the Mari people.
  2. Meadow Mari; Eastern Mari.
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  1. An Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
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  1. A female given name from Japanese.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mari.wav /ˈmɑɹi/ /ˈmɑːɹi/

Word forms

Mari

Etymology

From Akkadian 𒈠𒌷𒆠 (ma-riᵏⁱ), from Mer, an ancient storm/patron deity of Mesopotamia and Syria. Also see Nûr-Mêr.

Synonyms

Cheremis Cheremiss Hop

Related words

Mariote

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 馬里語 /马里语 Chuvash: ҫармӑс чӗлхи Czech: marijština Finnish: mari Finnish: marin kieli Hungarian: mari Hungarian: cseremisz Japanese: マリ語 Marathi: मारी Eastern Mari: марий йылме Western Mari: мары йӹлмӹ Polish: język maryjski Russian: мари́йский Serbo-Croatian: маријски Serbo-Croatian: marijski Slovene: marijščina Turkish: Mari dili Udmurt: пор
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