tüknə̑lam
{verb I} {frequentative} [Generate paradigm] 1. {intransitive} to bump, to hit, to knock
♢ jüšö jeŋ oškə̑lšə̑žla č́ə̑la βere tüknə̑leš {sentence} the drunkard is bumping into everything as he walks
2. to stumble, to trip, to catch on
♦ pükenə̑š tüknə̑lam {verb I} to stumble over a chair
3. to encounter, to have contact with, to meet, to bump into
♦ tošto palə̑me-βlak deke tüknə̑lam {verb I} to bump into old friends
4. {figuratively} to knock on people's doors
♦ polə̑šə̑m jodə̑n türlö βere tüknə̑lam {verb I} to knock on different doors asking for help
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// tüknə̑l koštam {verb I} {imperfective} (see above); to loiter about, to idle, to idle about
// keč́e muč́ko ńimom ə̑štə̑de tüknə̑l koštam {verb I} to idle the day away
--"PARENT"--> tüknem
