put͡ɕem
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to evaporate
♢ t͡ɕajnikəʃte βyd iziʃ βele kodən, put͡ɕen {sentence} only a bit of water was left in the kettle, most has evaporated
♦ ʃolən put͡ɕem {verb II} to boil away
2. to drop, to fall (water level)
♢ eŋer put͡ɕen {sentence} the level of the river fell
3. {figuratively} {intransitive} to decrease, to become fewer, to become less
♢ kot͡ɕkəʃ put͡ɕen {sentence} food became less
♦ βaʃke put͡ɕem {verb II} to decrease rapidly
4. {figuratively} to lose weight
♦ t͡ɕot put͡ɕem {verb II} to lose a lot of weight
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// put͡ɕen pətem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ miskəʃte βyd put͡ɕen pəten {sentence} the water boiled away in the pan
// put͡ɕen ʃuam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ korem put͡ɕen ʃuən {sentence} the level of the river fell
