turtam
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to huddle up, to contract, to roll up, to curl up
♦ kəlmen turtam {verb I} to huddle up from the cold
♦ turtən βozam {verb I} to lie down and curl up; {set phrase} to die
♦ turtən ʃint͡ɕem {verb II} to sit huddled
2. {intransitive} to shrink, to become smaller
♢ jolaʃ turtən {sentence} the trousers shrank
3. to grow shorter, to become shorter
♢ ket͡ɕe turtən {sentence} days became shorter
4. to squeeze up, to move closer together, to sit closer, to stand closer, to squeeze oneself somewhere, to press oneself somewhere, to huddle up
♦ jyʃtəʃtø joltaʃ pelen turtam {verb I} to huddle up to a friend in the cold
♦ koŋga pelen turtam {verb I} to squeeze oneself up to a stove
5. {figuratively} to stick, to get stuck (words, in one's mouth)
♢ ʃomak logareʃ turtən {sentence} words got stuck in my throat
6. {figuratively} to become numb (from cold), to freeze
♢ turtaʃ ogəl manən, erkən taβalten koltenam {sentence} I started slowly moving my feet so as not to freeze
♦ turtən ʃogalam {verb I} {set phrase} to freeze in one's spot, to stand frozen
7. {figuratively} to pinch and save, to limit oneself, to become poorer, to become weaker
♢ iβuklan jatər turtaʃ βozən {sentence} Ivuk really had to pinch and save
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// turtən ʃint͡ɕam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
// lukeʃ turtən ʃint͡ɕam {verb I} to huddle in a corner
