kugərge•m
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. {intransitive} to twist, to twist up, to bend
♢ tama•k kirka•m ku•məʒ de•ne əʃta•t, ku•məʒəm ʃo•lʃo βy•dəʃ t͡ɕəka•t - kugərga• {sentence} snuffboxes are made from birch bark - bark is put into boiling water where it twists up
2. to stoop, to hunch up, to curl up, to huddle up
♦ kugərge•n male•m {verb II} to sleep curled up
♦ kugərge•n ʃint͡ɕe•m {verb II} to sit all curled up; {set phrase} to sit, trying to be inconspicuous
3. {figuratively} to die
♦ sa•rəʃte kugərge•m {verb II} to die in war
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// kugərge•n βoza•m {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ tuna•m piʒedəlma•ʃte ikməɲa•r sa•mərək kugərge•n βo•zən {sentence} several young people died in the clash at that time
// kugərge•n ʃint͡ɕa•m {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
// ly•dmø de•ne kugərge•n ʃint͡ɕa•m {verb I} to huddle up in fear
--"PARENT"--> ku•gər