nyʒem
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. {transitive} to rub, to grate
♦ pareŋgəm nyʒem {verb II} to grate potatoes
♦ sərəm nyʒem {verb II} to grate cheese
2. to chafe, to rub sore
♢ kem joleməm nyʒa {sentence} the shoes are chafing my feet
3. to polish, to grind, to plane
♦ ʃijəm nyʒem {verb II} to polish silver
4. to sand, to plane, to polish, to clean, to sand, to clean
♦ ky dene nyʒem {verb II} to polish with a stone
♦ kyβarəm nyʒem {verb II} to polish the floor
♦ koβaʃtəm nyʒem {verb II} to sand a pelt
5. to shave
♦ pondaʃəm nyʒem {verb II} to shave one's beard
♦ βujəm nyʒem {verb II} to shave one's head
6. to sharpen
♦ saβam nyʒem {verb II} to sharpen a scythe
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// nyʒen kodem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ pareŋgəm nyʒen kodəʃt {sentence} the potatoes were grated
♢ kyβarəm nyʒen kodəʃt {sentence} the floor was polished
♢ pondaʃeməm nyʒen kodəʃ {sentence} (s)he shaved (my) beard
♢ saβam nyʒen kodəʃ {sentence} (s)he sharpened the scythe
// nyʒen kudaltem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// ypəm nyʒen kudaltem {verb II} to shave one's hair
// nyʒen kəʃkem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// ørəʃəm nyʒen kəʃkem {verb II} to shave one's mustache
// nyʒen optem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ t͡ɕəla salmam nyʒen optəʃəm {sentence} I scoured all the pans
// nyʒen pəʃtem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ toβarəm pet͡ɕkeʃ nyʒen pəʃtəʃəm {sentence} I sharpened the axe on the whetstone
// nyʒen ʃuem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// pondaʃəm nyʒen ʃuem {verb II} to shave a beard
// nyʒen ʃəndem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// keməm nyʒen ʃəndem {verb II} to polish boots
// kyβarəm nyʒen ʃəndem {verb II} to polish the floor
// βujəm nyʒen ʃəndem {verb II} to shave one's head
