толаш

Eastern Mari

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /toˈlɑʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɑʃ
• Hyphenation: то‧лаш

Etymology 1

From Proto-Mari *tola-, from Proto-Uralic *tole-. Cognate with Western Mari толаш (tolaš).

Verb

толаш • (tolaš) (type I conjugation)

1. to come, arrive
2. to come back, to return
3. to approach, to come near to something, to draw near
4. to fall upon, to attack (a country)
5. to run into, to run over
6. to get into something, to start something, to join the ranks of something, to become active
7. to originate from, to come from
8. to come, to appear, to start falling (e.g., rain, snow)
9. to appear, to arise, to come up
10. to come true, to happen, to occur
11. to reach, to arrive at, to come to (some result)
12. to fit, to suit, to match

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

толаш • (tolaš) (type II conjugation)

1. to steal
2. (sometimes figuratively) to rob
3. (figuratively) to plunder, to ravage

References

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

Western Mari

Etymology

From Proto-Mari *tola-, from Proto-Uralic *tole-. Cognates include Eastern Mari толаш (tolaš).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtolɑʃ/
• Rhymes: -olɑʃ
• Hyphenation: то‧лаш

Verb

толаш • (tolaš)

1. to come

References

• Savatkova, A. A. (2008) “толаш”, 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 276