turta•m
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to huddle up, to contract, to roll up, to curl up
♦ kəlme•n turta•m {verb I} to huddle up from the cold
♦ tu•rtən βoza•m {verb I} to lie down and curl up; {set phrase} to die
♦ tu•rtən ʃint͡ɕe•m {verb II} to sit huddled
2. {intransitive} to shrink, to become smaller
♢ jola•ʃ tu•rtən {sentence} the trousers shrank
3. to grow shorter, to become shorter
♢ ke•t͡ɕe tu•rtən {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
♦ jy•ʃtəʃtø jolta•ʃ 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)
♢ ʃoma•k logare•ʃ tu•rtən {sentence} words got stuck in my throat
6. {figuratively} to become numb (from cold), to freeze
♢ turta•ʃ o•gəl ma•nən, e•rkən taβalte•n koltena•m {sentence} I started slowly moving my feet so as not to freeze
♦ tu•rtən ʃogala•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•tər turta•ʃ βo•zən {sentence} Ivuk really had to pinch and save
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// tu•rtən ʃint͡ɕa•m {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
// luke•ʃ tu•rtən ʃint͡ɕa•m {verb I} to huddle in a corner
