nyʒe•m
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. {transitive} to rub, to grate
♦ pare•ŋgəm nyʒe•m {verb II} to grate potatoes
♦ sə•rəm nyʒe•m {verb II} to grate cheese
2. to chafe, to rub sore
♢ kem jole•məm nyʒa• {sentence} the shoes are chafing my feet
3. to polish, to grind, to plane
♦ ʃi•jəm nyʒe•m {verb II} to polish silver
4. to sand, to plane, to polish, to clean, to sand, to clean
♦ ky de•ne nyʒe•m {verb II} to polish with a stone
♦ kyβa•rəm nyʒe•m {verb II} to polish the floor
♦ koβa•ʃtəm nyʒe•m {verb II} to sand a pelt
5. to shave
♦ ponda•ʃəm nyʒe•m {verb II} to shave one's beard
♦ βu•jəm nyʒe•m {verb II} to shave one's head
6. to sharpen
♦ saβa•m nyʒe•m {verb II} to sharpen a scythe
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// nyʒe•n kode•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ pare•ŋgəm nyʒe•n ko•dəʃt {sentence} the potatoes were grated
♢ kyβa•rəm nyʒe•n ko•dəʃt {sentence} the floor was polished
♢ pondaʃe•məm nyʒe•n ko•dəʃ {sentence} (s)he shaved (my) beard
♢ saβa•m nyʒe•n ko•dəʃ {sentence} (s)he sharpened the scythe
// nyʒe•n kudalte•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// y•pəm nyʒe•n kudalte•m {verb II} to shave one's hair
// nyʒe•n kəʃke•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// ø•rəʃəm nyʒe•n kəʃke•m {verb II} to shave one's mustache
// nyʒe•n opte•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ t͡ɕəla• salma•m nyʒe•n o•ptəʃəm {sentence} I scoured all the pans
// nyʒe•n pəʃte•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ toβa•rəm pet͡ɕke•ʃ nyʒe•n pə•ʃtəʃəm {sentence} I sharpened the axe on the whetstone
// nyʒe•n ʃue•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// ponda•ʃəm nyʒe•n ʃue•m {verb II} to shave a beard
// nyʒe•n ʃənde•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// ke•məm nyʒe•n ʃənde•m {verb II} to polish boots
// kyβa•rəm nyʒe•n ʃənde•m {verb II} to polish the floor
// βu•jəm nyʒe•n ʃənde•m {verb II} to shave one's head
