pot͡ɕam
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. {transitive} to open
♦ bankəm pot͡ɕam {verb I} to open a jar
♦ ʒurnaləm pot͡ɕam {verb I} to open a magazine
♦ zanaβesəm pot͡ɕam {verb I} to open a curtain
♦ zontikəm pot͡ɕam {verb I} to open an umbrella
♦ jəlməm pot͡ɕam {verb I} {set phrase} to loosen somebody's tongue, to get somebody to talk
♦ kapkam pot͡ɕam {verb I} to open a gate
♦ klent͡ɕam pot͡ɕam {verb I} to open a bottle, to uncork a bottle
♦ komdək pot͡ɕam {verb I} to open wide
♦ kotomkam pot͡ɕam {verb I} to open a knapsack
♦ meʃakəm pot͡ɕam {verb I} to open a bag, to unfasten a sack
♦ oknam pot͡ɕam {verb I} to open a window
♦ omsam pele marte pot͡ɕam {verb I} to set a door ajar
♦ omsam pot͡ɕam {verb I} to open a door
♦ paketəm pot͡ɕam {verb I} to open a package
♦ paraɕutəm pot͡ɕam {verb I} to open a parachute, to deploy a parachute
♦ pasum pot͡ɕam {verb I} {set phrase} to clear a field
♦ pele pot͡ɕam {verb I} to open slightly, to set ajar
♦ pianinom pot͡ɕam {verb I} to open a piano
♦ ʃint͡ɕam pot͡ɕam {verb I} to open one's eyes; {set phrase} to open somebody's eyes, to make somebody see the truth
2. to uncover, to expose, to bare
♦ ʃyjəm pot͡ɕam {verb I} to bare one's neck
3. to open, to start, to begin, to set in motion
♦ gazəm pot͡ɕam {verb I} to turn on the gas
♦ zasedanijəm pot͡ɕam {verb I} to open a session
♦ ont͡ɕerəm pot͡ɕam {verb I} to open an exhibition
♦ pogənəmaʃəm pot͡ɕam {verb I} to open a meeting
♦ st͡ɕotəm pot͡ɕam {verb I} to open an account
♦ tuləm pot͡ɕam {verb I} to open fire
♦ u sezonəm pot͡ɕam {verb I} to open a new season
4. to open, to establish, to found, to create, to set up, to organize, to organise (B.E.ALT)
♦ kruʒokəm pot͡ɕam {verb I} to organize a study group
♦ paḿatnikəm pot͡ɕam {verb I} to unveil a monument
♦ ʃkoləm pot͡ɕam {verb I} to open a school
♦ ʃarnəktəʃəm pot͡ɕam {verb I} to unveil a monument
5. to disclose, to reveal, to show, to bare (feelings, etc.)
♦ kumələm pot͡ɕam {verb I} to disclose one's desires
♦ tajnəm pot͡ɕam {verb I} to reveal a secret, to betray a secret
♦ t͡ɕonəm pot͡ɕən ont͡ɕəktem {verb II} to open one's heart to someone
♦ t͡ɕonəm pot͡ɕam {verb I} to open one's heart, to speak frankly
♦ ʃke ʃonəmaʃəm pot͡ɕam {verb I} to reveal one's thoughts, to be open
♦ ʃym-t͡ɕonəm pot͡ɕam {verb I} to open one's heart, to bare one's soul
6. to open, to make something accessible, to allow access to something
♦ kornəm ʃkelan pot͡ɕam {verb I} to blaze a trail
7. to cultivate (virgin soils)
♦ u mlandəm pot͡ɕam {verb I} to cultivate new lands
8. to discover
♦ u ʃydərəm pot͡ɕam {verb I} to discover a new star
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// pot͡ɕən koltem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// omsam pot͡ɕən koltem {verb II} to open a door
// pot͡ɕən puem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// tajnəm pot͡ɕən puem {verb II} to reveal a secret, to betray a secret
// pot͡ɕən ʃəndem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// oknam pot͡ɕən ʃəndem {verb II} to open a window
