kuptərtem
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to wrinkle, to pucker, to knit, to screw up (skin, one's face)
♦ nerəm kuptərtem {verb II} to wrinkle one's nose; {set phrase} to turn up one's nose
♦ tyrβəm kuptərtem {verb II} to pucker one's lips
♦ ʃədən kuptərtem {verb II} to screw up one's face in rage
2. to shrug (one's shoulders)
♦ ørən kuptərtem {verb II} to shrug in confusion
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// kuptərten koltem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// βat͡ɕəm kuptərten koltem {verb II} to shrug one's shoulders
// kuptərten ʃəndem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ jəβan saŋgaʒəm ʃədən kuptərten ʃənden {sentence} Yyvan angrily knitted his brow