Eastern Mari

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mari, from Proto-Uralic *mašta-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /moʃˈtɑʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑʃ
  • Hyphenation: мош‧таш

Verb

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мошташ (moštaš) (type II conjugation)

  1. to be able to, to be capable of (emphasizes that ability has been learned or acquired)
    моштымем семын
    moštymem semyn
    as well as I can

References

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