βoʃtəlam
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to laugh
♢ βoʃtəlmem ʃueʃ {sentence} I'm seized with laughter
♢ təʃte ɲimom βoʃtəlaʃəʒe uke {sentence} there's nothing to laugh about here
♦ ont͡ɕət͡ɕ βoʃtəlʃəm pot͡ɕeʃ kodʃo-βlak βoʃtələt {phrase} he who laughs last laughs best
♦ βoʃtəlmo jøre {adverb} with a laugh
♦ βoʃtələn peleʃtem {verb II} to say laughingly
♦ iktaʒ-mom βoʃtəlam {verb I} to laugh about something
♦ jəβərten βoʃtəlam {verb I} to laugh out of joy
♦ ʃer temːeʃ βoʃtəlam {verb I} to split one's sides laughing
2. to mock, to ridicule, to make fun of
♦ paʃaʃte jolagaj-βlakəm βoʃtəlam {verb I} to ridicule lazy people at work
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// βoʃtəl koltem {verb II} {momentary} (see above); burst out laughing
// jykən βoʃtəl koltem {verb II} to guffaw, to laugh out loud
// βoʃtəl pətarem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// poʃkudən oŋaj oʃkəlməʒəm βoʃtəl pətarem {verb II} to mock one's neighbor's peculiar way of walking
