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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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An ancient Sumerian and Amorite city, the modern-day Tell Hariri in Syria.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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A Finno-Ugric language spoken by the Mari people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meadow Mari; Eastern Mari.
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An Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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A female given name from Japanese.
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noun
A Volga-Finnic people in the Volga region.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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noun
the Finnic language spoken by the Cheremis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Cheremis, Cheremiss
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Broader terms: Volgaic
noun
a member of a rural Finnish people living in eastern Russia
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Cheremis, Cheremiss
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Broader terms: Russian
History
From Akkadian 𒈠𒌷𒆠 (ma-riki), from Mer, an ancient storm/patron deity of Mesopotamia and Syria. Also see Nûr-Mêr.
Borrowed from Western Mari мари (mari, “Mari language term for the Mari”).
Across languages
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
