punaltam
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. {intransitive} to curl up, to coil up
♢ kerem punalteʃ {sentence} the rope is coiling up
2. to become entwined, to become tangled up
♦ pytəraltəʃːudo dene punaltam {verb I} to become entwined with bindweed
3. {figuratively} to whirl, to spiral up (e.g., smoke)
♢ ʃikʃ punalteʃ {sentence} the smoke is spiraling up
4. {figuratively} to wind, to meander (e.g., a road)
♢ korno punalteʃ {sentence} the road meanders
5. {figuratively} to get mixed up, to get muddled up, to get confused
♢ tudən βujəʃtəʒo t͡ɕəla ʃonəmaʃəʒe punaltən {sentence} all his/her thoughts were muddled
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// punalt(ən) βozam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ korno punalt βozən {sentence} the road meandered
// punalt(ən) kodam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ ʃikʃ punalt kodo {sentence} the smoke spiraled up
// punalt(ən) pətem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ ypʃø punalt pəten {sentence} his/her hair got tangled up
--"PARENT"--> punem