kuktəʃtam
{verb I} {frequentative} [Generate paradigm] 1. to tangle up, to entangle
♦ kandəram kuktəʃtam {verb I} to tangle up ropes
2. to confuse, to try to put someone off the track
♢ meraŋ pire det͡ɕ kuktəʃteʃ {sentence} the hare is trying to put the wolf off its track
3. to talk nonsense, to chatter, to jabber
♦ t͡ɕəlaʃt nergen kuktəʃtam {verb I} to talk nonsense about everyone
4. to mix languages, to speak in a mixture of languages
♦ marla-ruʃla kuktəʃtam {verb I} to speak a mixture of Mari and Russian
5. to ruin, to spoil, to mangle
♦ iktaʒ-køn iləʃəʒəm kuktəʃtam {verb I} to ruin somebody's life
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// kuktəʃt(ən) puem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// poʃkudəlan uʒmo-kolmo nergen kuktəʃt puem {verb II} to talk nonsense about what one has seen and heard to a neighbor
// kuktəʃt(ən) pətarem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// ʃonəmaʃəm kuktəʃt pətarem {verb II} to confuse thoughts
--"PARENT"--> kuktem
