шоколад

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шоколад • (šok̬olad) (plural шоколадсем)

šok̬olad (romanization)
шоколадсем (plural)

Borrowed from Russian шоколад (šokolad, “chocolate”).


ашак

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ашак • (aš̬ak)

According to Fedotov and Yegorov directly inhereted from Proto-Turkic *eĺčgek (“donkey”), however Eren suggests that it should be considered a borrowing from Tatar ишәк (işäk, “donkey”) rather than direct inheritance.


куян

Borrowed from Tatar куян (quyan, “hare”) ultimately from Proto-Turkic *kodan (“hare”). According to Fedotov, Yegorov and Räsänen, Eastern Mari мераҥ (meraŋ) and Western Mari морен (moren) are compounds and the second part of the word was borrowed from the native variant of the word, *хуран (*huran). See also морен (moren).
Cognate with Uzbek quyon, Bashkir ҡуян (quyan) and Tuvan кодан (kodan).


кашкӑр

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кашкӑр • (kaškăr) (plural кашкӑрсем)

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кашкӑр • (kaškăr) (plural кашкӑрсем)

kaškăr (romanization)
кашкӑрсем (plural)

Cognate with Kazakh қасқыр (qasqyr, “wolf”), Kyrgyz карышкыр (karışkır, “wolf”).


тилӗ

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тилӗ • (tilĕ) (plural тилӗсем)

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тилӗ • (tilĕ) (plural тилӗсем)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *tilkü.
Cognate with Khalaj tilkü, Turkish tilki, Uzbek tulki, Bashkir төлкө (tölkö) and Tuvan дилги (dilgi).


ӗне

Related to Turkish inek, from Proto-Turkic *in-gek (“cow”).


вир

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *üyür (“millet”).
Cognate with Old Uyghur ʾwywr (üyür) and Tatar өйрә (öyrä).


вир

вир (canonical)
вире (canonical)
vir (romanization)
vire (romanization)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ȫrü (“high, height; upward”).
Cognate with Old Uyghur ʾwyrw (örü), Tatar үр (ür) and Yakut өрө (örö).


арӑслан

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арӑслан • (arăslan) (plural арӑслансем)

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арӑслан • (arăslan) (plural арӑслансем)

arăslan (romanization)
арӑслансем (plural)

Related to Turkish aslan, from Old Turkic arslan. Kipchak form replaced original Chuvash-Bulgharic one: услан, that's related to Russian: уруслан, руслан and Hungarian oroszlán.


хӑнтӑр

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хӑнтӑр • (hănt̬ăr)

From Proto-Turkic *kunduŕ (“beaver; otter”).
Compare to Turkish kunduz, Bashkir ҡондоҙ (qondoź).


шӑна

шӑна • (šăna) (plural шӑнасем)

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шӑна • (šăna) (plural шӑнасем)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *siŋek (“fly”) through a variant *siŋeg ~ *sïŋag.
Cognate with Turkish sinek and Tuvan сээк (seek). Compare also Hungarian szúnyog, a Bulgar borrowing.


кайӑк

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кайӑк • (kajăk) (plural кайӑксем)

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кайӑк • (kajăk) (plural кайӑксем)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kẹyik (“wild animal”).
Cognate with Turkish geyik, Uzbek kiyik and Khakas киик (kiik).


эрешмен

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эрешмен • (erešmen) (plural эрешменсем)

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эрешмен • (erešmen) (plural эрешменсем)

erešmen (romanization)
эрешменсем (plural)


пакша

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пакша • (pakša) (plural пакшасем)

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пакша • (pakša) (plural пакшасем)


кишӗр

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кишӗр • (kiš̬ĕr) (plural кишӗрсем)

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кишӗр • (kiš̬ĕr) (plural кишӗрсем)


хӑмӑт

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хӑмӑт • (hămăt) (plural хӑмӑтсем)

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хӑмӑт • (hămăt) (plural хӑмӑтсем)


йӗнер

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йӗнер • (jĕner) (plural йӗнерсем)

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йӗнер • (jĕner) (plural йӗнерсем)

From Proto-Turkic *ïŋïr. Cognate with Yakut ыҥыыр (ıñıır).

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Yakut ыҥыыр (ıñıır)


йӗвен

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йӗвен • (jĕven) (plural йӗвенсем)

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йӗвен • (jĕven) (plural йӗвенсем)


йӑрана

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йӑрана • (jărana) (plural йӑранасем)

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йӑрана • (jărana) (plural йӑранасем)

jărana (romanization)
йӑранасем (plural)


йытӑ

йытӑ (canonical)
йыт (canonical)
jyt̬ă (romanization)
jyt (romanization)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ï̄t (“dog”).
Cognate with Khalaj ît, Azerbaijani it, Uzbek it, Bashkir эт (et) and Yakut ыт (ıt).


мӑйрака

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мӑйрака • (măjrak̬a) (plural мӑйракасем)

măjrak̬a (romanization)
мӑйракасем (plural)


чӗрӗп

чӗрӗп • (čĕrĕp) (plural чӗрӗпсем)

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чӗрӗп • (čĕrĕp) (plural чӗрӗпсем)


сӑмса

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сӑмса • (săms̬a) (plural сӑмсасем)

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сӑмса • (săms̬a) (plural сӑмсасем)

Borrowed from Middle Mongol ᠰᠠᠮᠰᠠ (samsa, “nasal septum”). Jegorov and Fedotov also compare Common Turkic *tumšuk (“nose, beak”), however this is dubious for phonetic reasons. EDAL reconstructs Proto-Turkic *sum-, however such a word is not attested in any other Turkic language.


хӳре

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хӳре • (hüre) (plural хӳресем)

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хӳре • (hüre) (plural хӳресем)


хурӑн

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хурӑн • (hurăn) (plural хурӑнсем)

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хурӑн • (hurăn) (plural хурӑнсем)


йывӑҫ

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йывӑҫ • (jyvăś) (plural йывӑҫсем)

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йывӑҫ • (jyvăś) (plural йывӑҫсем)


пулӑ

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пулӑ • (pulă) (plural пулӑсем)

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пулӑ • (pulă) (plural пулӑсем)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bālïk (“fish”).
Cognate with Turkish balık, Uzbek baliq, Bashkir балыҡ (balıq) and Yakut балык (balık).


пыйтӑ

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пыйтӑ • (pyjt̬ă) (plural пыйтӑсем)

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пыйтӑ • (pyjt̬ă) (plural пыйтӑсем)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *bït.
Cognate with Khalaj bit, Turkish bit, Uzbek bit, Bashkir бет (bet) and Yakut быт (bıt).


шӑрчӑк

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шӑрчӑк • (šărč̬ăk)

Contraction of шӑхӑрчӑк (šăh̬ărč̬ăk), from шӑхӑр (šăh̬ăr, “to whistle”). Cognate with Southern Altai сыгырчык (sïgïrčïk).


кӑвакарчӑн

кӑвакарчӑн • (kăvak̬arč̬ăn)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kȫkerčin (“dove, pigeon”), equivalent to кӑвакар (kăvak̬ar, “to become blue”) + -чӑн (-čăn).
Cognate with Khalaj kö̂kərçik, Turkish güvercin, Bashkir күгәрсен (kügərsen) and Tuvan көгээзин (kögeezin).

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кӑвакарчӑн куҫӗ

kăvak̬arč̬ăn k̬uś̬ĕ

кӑвакарчӑн шӑтӑкӗ

kăvak̬arč̬ăn š̬ăt̬ăk̬ĕ


нарат

From plural of Middle Mongol ᠨᠠᠷᠠᠰᠤ (narasu), compare Mongolian нарс (nars).

(dialectal) pine (any coniferous tree in the genus Pinus)


ӑйӑр

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ӑйӑр • (ăjăr) (plural ӑйӑрсем)

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ӑйӑр • (ăjăr) (plural ӑйӑрсем)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *adgïr (“stallion”).


кӑвакал

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кӑвакал • (kăvak̬al) (plural кӑвакалсем)

kăvak̬al (romanization)
кӑвакалсем (plural)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kȫkel (“drake”), equivalent to кӑвак (kăvak, “blue, grey”) + -ал (-al). Yegorov also suggested it may be from an onomatopoeia ква-ква (kva-kva), however this is considered incorrect by Eren and Fedotov.
Cognate with Turkish gövel (“green headed (of ducks)”) and Bashkir күгәл (kügəl, “drake”).


сурӑх

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сурӑх • (surăh) (plural сурӑхсем)

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сурӑх • (surăh) (plural сурӑхсем)

→ Eastern Mari: шорык (šoryk, “sheep”)

→ Western Mari: шарык (šaryk, “sheep”)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *sarïk (“sheep”).
Cognate with Bashkir һарыҡ (harıq) and Tatar сарык (sarıq).


лӗпӗ

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лӗпӗ • (lĕp̬ĕ) (plural лӗпӗсем)

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лӗпӗ • (lĕp̬ĕ) (plural лӗпӗсем)

Borrowed from Western Mari лыпы (lypy, “butterfly”).
Compare Eastern Mari лыве (lyve), Hungarian lepke, Estonian liblikas.


хӗрхи

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хӗрхи • (hĕrh̬i)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kïrguy (“sparrow-hawk”).
Compare with Hungarian karvaly, a Bulgar borrowing.


нӑхта

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нӑхта • (năhta) (plural нӑхтасем)

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нӑхта • (năhta) (plural нӑхтасем)

Borrowed from Tatar нукта (nuqta), ultimately from Middle Mongol ᠨᠣᠭᠲᠤ (noɣtu, “halter”). Compare Mongolian ногт (nogt).


пӑрӑҫ

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пӑрӑҫ • (părăś) (plural пӑрӑҫсем)

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пӑрӑҫ • (părăś) (plural пӑрӑҫсем)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *burč (“pepper”), itself ultimately borrowed from Middle Persian [Term?] (cf. Persian مرچ (murč)).
Cognate with Turkmen burç, Bashkir борос (boros) and Uzbek murch.


ҫилӗ

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ҫилӗ • (śilĕ) (plural ҫилӗсем)

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ҫилӗ • (śilĕ) (plural ҫилӗсем)

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *yẹlin (“udder”) through the form *jẹliŋ ~ *jẹlig. Cognate with Azerbaijani yelin, Uzbek yelin, Bashkir елен (yelen) and Yakut сирин (sirin).

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Ҫиле массаж ту.


пӑри

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пӑри • (pări) (plural пӑрисем)

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пӑри • (pări) (plural пӑрисем)

From Middle Chuvash *pŭri, earlier Middle Chuvash *pŭrai̯, Old Chuvash *buɣzai̯, ultimately from Proto-Turkic *bugday.
However, Róna-Tas et al. reject the connection of the Chuvash word with the Common Turkic *bugday and instead connect it with Proto-Slavic *pyrъ, Ancient Greek πυρός (purós) etc.