темба•к-умба•к
{adverb} {adjective} [Generate paradigm] 1. back and forth, hither and thither, to and fro
♦ темба•к-умба•к коштышта•ш (-ам) {verb I} to go back and forth
♦ темба•к-умба•к шона•ш (-ем) {verb II} {set phrase} to doubt, to hesitate, to waver, to vacillate
♦ темба•к-умба•к шонкала•ш (-ем) {verb II} {set phrase} to doubt, to hesitate, to waver, to vacillate
2. incoherently, without a clear direction
♦ темба•к-умба•к ойлышта•ш (-ам) {verb I} to ramble, to speak incoherently
3. frivolous, thoughtless
♦ темба•к-умба•к рве•зе {noun} frivolous young man
4. vagrant, wandering, roving
♦ н'имо•м ыштыде• темба•к-умба•к кошта•ш (-ам) {verb I} to rove about doing nothing
--"PARENT"--> темба•к(е)
--"PARENT"--> умба•к(е)