pyʃkəlam
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to pin, to fasten (with a pin)
♦ bulaβke dene pyʃkəlam {verb I} to fasten with a pin
2. to sting (insects, thorny plants)
♦ mogaj pat͡ɕeməʃ pyʃkələn? {phrase} what has gotten into him/her?
♦ korʃtaren pyʃkəlam {verb I} to sting painfully
3. to prick with, to stick, to drive in (e.g., a needle)
♦ iməm pyʃkəlam {verb I} to drive in a needle
4. {figuratively} to stab, to pierce
♢ tudən oŋʒo gət͡ɕ umdo pyʃkəʎø {sentence} a spear pierced his/her chest
5. {figuratively} to sting, to taunt
♦ ajar mut dene pyʃkəlam {verb I} to taunt with bitter words
♦ pyʃkələn kalasem {verb II} to make biting remarks, to make stinging remarks
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// pyʃkəl(ən) koltem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ ʃiʒde, kidəm ime dene pyʃkəl koltəʃəm {sentence} I pricked my finger with a needle without noticing it
// pyʃkəl(ən) puem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// iktaʒ-køn oŋeʃ znat͡ɕokəm pyʃkəl puem {verb II} to pin a badge on somebody's chest
// pyʃkəl(ən) ʃəndem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ məjən kidem mykʃ pyʃkəl ʃənden {sentence} my hand was stung by a bee