Mari-English Dictionary

peŋgədemdem

1. to compress, to make dense

♦ rokəm kid dene peŋgədemdem {verb II} to compress soil with one's hands

2. to fasten, to attach, to fix, to reinforce, to strengthen

♦ meŋgəm peŋgədemdem {verb II} to attach a pole

3. to strengthen, to make stronger

♢ jandar juʒ tazaləkəm peŋgədemda {sentence} clean air is conducive to good health

♦ kapkələm peŋgədemdem {verb II} to strengthen one's body

♦ lulegəm peŋgədemdem {verb II} to strengthen one's skeleton

♦ plotinam peŋgədemdem {verb II} to strengthen a dam

♦ pyjam peŋgədemdem {verb II} to strengthen a dam

♦ t͡ɕogaʃələm peŋgədemdem {verb II} to strengthen muscles

4. to fortify

♦ araltəʃəm peŋgədemdem {verb II} to fortify the defenses

5. to reinforce

♢ komandir t͡ɕəla postəm peŋgədemden {sentence} the commander reinforced all the posts

6. {figuratively} to establish, to assert, to consolidate

♦ ʃke βlastʲəm peŋgədemdem {verb II} to assert one's power, to consolidate one's power

♦ ʃke ozalanəməm peŋgədemdem {verb II} to assert one's power, to consolidate one's power

♦ ʃke tøralanəməm peŋgədemdem {verb II} to assert one's power, to consolidate one's power

7. to approve, to confirm, to ratify

♦ βujlatəʃəlan peŋgədemdem {verb II} to approve someone as head

♦ mirnəj dogoβorəm peŋgədemdem {verb II} to ratify a peace treaty

♦ sesːijəʃte peŋgədemdem {verb II} to approve in a session

♦ akəm peŋgədemdem {verb II} to fix a price, to peg a price

♦ iktaʒ-mom βozen peŋgədemdem {verb II} to confirm something in writing

♦ zakonoprojektəm peŋgədemdem {verb II} to ratify a bill, to ratify a draft

♦ sud punt͡ɕaləm peŋgədemdem {verb II} to uphold a court decision

♦ uβerəm peŋgədemdem {verb II} to confirm a report, to confirm a message

8. {figuratively} to reinforce, to support, to make more significant, to back up, to corroborate, to confirm

♦ ʃomakəm paʃa dene peŋgədemdem {verb II} to back up one's words with deeds

~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~

// peŋgədemden tolam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)

// kələm peŋgədemden tolam {verb I} to intensify a relationship

// peŋgədemden ʃəndem {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)

♢ nuno koktən trosən βes mut͡ɕaʃəʒəmat peŋgədemden ʃəndəʃt {sentence} the two of them also reinforced the other end of the cable

--"PARENT"--> peŋgədemam

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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