поро

Eastern Mari

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpoɾo/
• Rhymes: -oɾo
• Hyphenation: по‧ро

Adjective

поро • (poro) (comparative порырак)

1. good, kind, nice

   поро лийза!

   poro ĺijza!

   please be so kind

2. good, happy, glad (also in greetings, etc.)
3. good, useful, high-quality

   тений шурно поро лиеш

   teńij šurno poro ĺiješ

   the grain will be good this year

4. good, clean, honest
5. goodness, good, kindness

   поро дене йодам

   poro deńe jodam

   I'm asking you kindly

6. good, the good, use, benefit

Derived terms

nouns

• поро жап (poro žap)
• поро увер (poro uver)
• порувер (poruver)

phrases

• поро кас (poro kas)
• поро кече (poro keče)
• поро эр (poro er)
• порылан огыл (porylan ogyl)

verbs

• порым кычалаш (porym kyčalaš)

References

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

Nanai

Noun

поро (poro)

1. black grouse

Northern Altai

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *bora. Cognate to Tuvan бора (bora), Tofa бора (bora), Khakas пора (pora), etc.

Adjective

поро • (poro)

1. gray, grey

See also

• пос (pos)

References

• N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “поро”, in Severnyje dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo Jazyka- Dialekt kumandincev(Kumandin Kiži) [Northern Dialect of Altai -Kumandin Dialect(Kumandin kiži)], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN
• N. A Baskakov, editor (1966), “поро”, in Severnyje Dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo) Jazyka - Dialekty Černevyx Tatar (Tuba-Kiži) - Grammatičeskij Očerk i Slovarʹ [Northern Altai Dialect of Altai Language - Black Tatar Dialect (Tuba-Kiži), Grammatical text and dictionary], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN