marras

Etymology
From, a borrowing from , from. Possibly a (see there for more).

Noun

 * 1)  dead or dying person
 * 2)  soul of a dead person
 * 3)  omen of death
 * 4)  the ground during winter when annual plants are dead

Adjective

 * 1) dead
 * Maa makaa martona kohmeessa &mdash; phrase from the song Marras by Mokoma
 * Maa makaa martona/martaana, "The ground lies dead", is a widely used saying that indicates the state of nature during November. Martona is the essive singular form of marta, which is a parallel, synonymous form of the word marras.