turta•m
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to huddle up, to contract, to roll up, to curl up
♦ kə̑lme•n turta•m {verb I} to huddle up from the cold
♦ tu•rtə̑n βoza•m {verb I} to lie down and curl up; {set phrase} to die
♦ tu•rtə̑n šinč́e•m {verb II} to sit huddled
2. {intransitive} to shrink, to become smaller
♢ jola•š tu•rtə̑n {sentence} the trousers shrank
3. to grow shorter, to become shorter
♢ ke•č́e tu•rtə̑n {sentence} days became shorter
4. to squeeze up, to move closer together, to sit closer, to stand closer, to squeeze oneself somewhere, to press oneself somewhere, to huddle up
♦ jü•štə̑štö jolta•š pele•n turta•m {verb I} to huddle up to a friend in the cold
♦ koŋga• pele•n turta•m {verb I} to squeeze oneself up to a stove
5. {figuratively} to stick, to get stuck (words, in one's mouth)
♢ šoma•k logare•š tu•rtə̑n {sentence} words got stuck in my throat
6. {figuratively} to become numb (from cold), to freeze
♢ turta•š o•gə̑l ma•nə̑n, e•rkə̑n taβalte•n koltena•m {sentence} I started slowly moving my feet so as not to freeze
♦ tu•rtə̑n šogala•m {verb I} {set phrase} to freeze in one's spot, to stand frozen
7. {figuratively} to pinch and save, to limit oneself, to become poorer, to become weaker
♢ Iβukla•n ja•tə̑r turta•š βo•zə̑n {sentence} Ivuk really had to pinch and save
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// tu•rtə̑n šinč́a•m {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
// luke•š tu•rtə̑n šinč́a•m {verb I} to huddle in a corner
