икана

Eastern Mari

Etymology

Univerbation of ик (ik) +‎ гана (gana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ikɑˈnɑ/
• Rhymes: -ɑ
• Hyphenation: и‧ка‧на

Adverb

икана • (ikana)

1. once, one day

   икана Францийыш миен толаш шонем

   ikana Francijyš mijen tolaš šońem

   I am thinking of going to France one day

Derived terms

adverbs

• икана ала-кунам (ikana ala-kunam)
• иканат (ikanat)

 

References

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