лӱм

From Proto-Mari *lü̆m, from Proto-Uralic *nime.

лӱм • (lüm)

1. name (noun or phrase used to refer to a particular person, place, class, or thing)

   вершӧр лӱм — place name

   еҥ лӱм — a person's name

   лӱмым вашталташ — to change one's name

   лӱмым пуаш — to give a name, to name

   мыскылтыш лӱм — nickname

   лӱмет кузе? — what is your name?

   пийын лӱмжӧ - Ошеч — the dog's name (is) Ošeč

2. title (name used to refer to a book, article, film, musical piece or other work of art or science)

   книга лӱм — book title

   романын лӱмӧ — the title of the novel

3. title, decoration (name given to honor a person or to identify a person's position in a hierarchy)

   профессор лӱмым пуаш — to give (someone) the title of professor