пучаш (-ем)
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to evaporate
♢ чайникыште вӱд изиш веле кодын, пучен {sentence} only a bit of water was left in the kettle, most has evaporated
♦ шолын пучаш (-ем) {verb II} to boil away
2. to drop, to fall (water level)
♢ эҥер пучен {sentence} the level of the river fell
3. {figuratively} {intransitive} to decrease, to become fewer, to become less
♢ кочкыш пучен {sentence} food became less
♦ вашке пучаш (-ем) {verb II} to decrease rapidly
4. {figuratively} to lose weight
♦ чот пучаш (-ем) {verb II} to lose a lot of weight
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// пучен пыташ (-ем) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ мискыште вӱд пучен пытен {sentence} the water boiled away in the pan
// пучен шуаш (-ам) {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ корем пучен шуын {sentence} the level of the river fell