pižam
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. {intransitive} to stick, to stick to, to adhere
♢ lum jolešem pižeš {sentence} the snow sticks to my foot
♦ iktaž-mo βokten pižam {verb I} to stick to something
♦ koršaŋge gaj pižam {verb I} to stick like a burr
♦ č́oneš pižam {verb I} {set phrase} to appeal to someone, to touch someone's heart
♦ šümeš pižam {verb I} {set phrase} to appeal to someone, to touch someone's heart
2. to stick, to get stuck, to get caught, to get entangled
♦ iktaž-kušan pižam {verb I} to get stuck in something
♦ kupeš pižam {verb I} to get stuck in a swamp
♦ laβə̑raš pižam {verb I} to get stuck in mud
♦ logareš pižam {verb I} to stick in one's throat
3. {medicine} to be passed on, to be transmitted (diseases)
♢ tudə̑n č́erže mə̑lanem pižə̑n {sentence} I caught his/her disease
4. {figuratively} to come to blows, to grapple with, to start fighting
♢ tudə̑n dene pižə̑m {sentence} I came to blows with him/her
5. {figuratively} to start, to begin, to get to
♢ pörteš tul pižə̑n {sentence} the house caught fire
♦ ludaš pižam {verb I} to start reading
♦ pašalan pižam {verb I} to get to work
♦ pašaš pižam {verb I} to get to work
♦ pütə̑ńek pašaš pižam {verb I} to bury oneself in work
6. {figuratively} to stick to, to become connected with someone
♢ tudlan lümdə̑ltə̑š pižə̑n {sentence} the nickname stuck to him/her
7. {figuratively} to get involved with, to start having contact with
♢ βatan marij deke it piž {sentence} don't get involved with a married man
8. {figuratively} to pester, to bother, to annoy, to badger
♦ iktaž-kö deke ške kaŋaš dene pižam {verb I} to pester with one's advice
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// pižə̑n kodam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ βelše lə̑štaš-βlak kem pundašeš pižə̑n kodə̑t {sentence} fallen leaves stick to the soles of boots
// pižə̑n pə̑tem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ üp zakolkə̑š pižə̑n pə̑ten {sentence} hair has got stuck in the hairpin
// pižə̑n šinč́am {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
// iktaž-kušan pižə̑n šinč́am {verb I} to get stuck somewhere
// pižə̑n šogalam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ mašina laβə̑raš pižə̑n šogalə̑n {sentence} the car got stuck in the mud
// pižə̑n šogem {verb II} {imperfective} (see above); to fit closely (clothing); to converge, to be similar
♢ plat'je mogə̑reš pižə̑n šoga {sentence} the dress fits closely
