kuktə̑lam
{verb I} {frequentative} [Generate paradigm] 1. to tangle up, to entangle
♦ šürtə̑m kuktə̑lam {verb I} to entangle threads
2. to mix up, to confuse, to mix
♦ eston den ńemə̑č́ mut-βlakə̑m kuktə̑lam {verb I} to confuse Estonian and German words
3. to talk nonsense, to chatter, to jabber
♦ č́ə̑lašt nergen kuktə̑lam {verb I} to talk nonsense about everybody
4. to mangle (words)
♦ šomakə̑m kuktə̑lam {verb I} to mangle words
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// kuktə̑l(ə̑n) pə̑tarem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ rβeze marla kutə̑rə̑mə̑ž godə̑m marij mut-βlakə̑m jalt kuktə̑l pə̑tarə̑š {sentence} the boy completely mispronounced words when speaking Mari
// ruš den marij mutə̑m kuktə̑l pə̑tarem {verb II} to mix up Russian and Mari words
// šürtə̑m kuktə̑l pə̑tarem {verb II} to get threads tangled up
--"PARENT"--> kuktem
