kuktəʃta•m
{verb I} {frequentative} [Generate paradigm] 1. to tangle up, to entangle
♦ kandəra•m kuktəʃta•m {verb I} to tangle up ropes
2. to confuse, to try to put someone off the track
♢ mera•ŋ pi•re det͡ɕ kuktəʃte•ʃ {sentence} the hare is trying to put the wolf off its track
3. to talk nonsense, to chatter, to jabber
♦ t͡ɕəla•ʃt nerge•n kuktəʃta•m {verb I} to talk nonsense about everyone
4. to mix languages, to speak in a mixture of languages
♦ marla•-ruʃla• kuktəʃta•m {verb I} to speak a mixture of Mari and Russian
5. to ruin, to spoil, to mangle
♦ ikta•ʒ-køn i•ləʃəʒəm kuktəʃta•m {verb I} to ruin somebody's life
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// ku•ktəʃt(ən) pue•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// poʃkudəla•n u•ʒmo-ko•lmo nerge•n ku•ktəʃt pue•m {verb II} to talk nonsense about what one has seen and heard to a neighbor
// ku•ktəʃt(ən) pətare•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// ʃonəma•ʃəm ku•ktəʃt pətare•m {verb II} to confuse thoughts
--"PARENT"--> kukte•m
