Mari-English Dictionary

pyktem

1. to hatch, to hatch out, to brood

♦ igəm pyktem {verb II} to hatch chicks

♦ munəm pyktem {verb II} to hatch eggs

♦ ludəm pyktaʃ ʃəndem {verb II} to place a duck on eggs

♦ pyktaʃ ʃit͡ɕʃe t͡ɕəβe {noun} brood-hen, sitting hen

2. {figuratively} to sit around (idly)

♦ jara pyktem {verb II} to sit around idly

3. {figuratively} to be in prison, to do time

♢ pørjeŋ kok ij pykten {sentence} the man was in prison for two years

4. {figuratively} to hatch out, to come up with (after sitting a long time, thinking hard)

♢ nələmʃe ket͡ɕe statʲja dene ʃint͡ɕem, ɲimat ʃəm pyktø {sentence} I've spent four days on this article, and I'm coming up with nothing

~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~

// pykten luktam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)

♢ t͡ɕəβe munəm pykten luktən {sentence} the hen hatched eggs

// pykten ʃint͡ɕem {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)

♢ ludo pykten ʃint͡ɕa {sentence} the duck is brooding

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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