kugə̑rgem
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. {intransitive} to twist, to twist up, to bend
♢ tamak kirkam kumə̑ž dene ə̑štat, kumə̑žə̑m šolšo βüdə̑š č́ə̑kat - kugə̑rga {sentence} snuffboxes are made from birch bark - bark is put into boiling water where it twists up
2. to stoop, to hunch up, to curl up, to huddle up
♦ kugə̑rgen malem {verb II} to sleep curled up
♦ kugə̑rgen šinč́em {verb II} to sit all curled up; {set phrase} to sit, trying to be inconspicuous
3. {figuratively} to die
♦ sarə̑šte kugə̑rgem {verb II} to die in war
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// kugə̑rgen βozam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ tunam pižedə̑lmašte ikmə̑ńar samə̑rə̑k kugə̑rgen βozə̑n {sentence} several young people died in the clash at that time
// kugə̑rgen šinč́am {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
// lüdmö dene kugə̑rgen šinč́am {verb I} to huddle up in fear
--"PARENT"--> kugə̑r
