t͡ɕyŋgem
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to peck, to peck out, to peck at (birds)
♢ t͡ɕəβat t͡ɕyŋgen ok ʃukto {sentence} (s)he's rolling in money, (s)he's made of money
♦ puʃeŋgəm t͡ɕyŋgem {verb II} to peck at a tree
♦ pəzləgit͡ɕkəm t͡ɕyŋgem {verb II} to peck rowan berries
♦ t͡ɕyŋgen puʃtam {verb I} to peck to death
♦ ʃukʃəm t͡ɕyŋgem {verb II} to peck out worms
♦ ʃyʎəm t͡ɕyŋgem {verb II} to peck oats
2. to bite (fish)
♢ kol t͡ɕyŋga {sentence} the fish are biting
3. to bite (snakes)
♢ kiʃke t͡ɕyŋga {sentence} the snake bites
4. {figuratively} to gnaw at, to vex, to torment
♢ t͡ɕonem turgəʒmaʃ t͡ɕyŋga {sentence} sorrow is gnawing at my heart
5. {figuratively} to scold, to give a dressing-down, to tell off, to attack severely
♦ t͡ɕot t͡ɕyŋgem {verb II} to scold severely
~ COPULATIVE CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
/ t͡ɕyŋgen luktam {verb I} (out)
♢ tudən ʃint͡ɕaʒəm agətan t͡ɕyŋgen luktən {sentence} the rooster pecked out his/her eye
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// t͡ɕyŋgen nalam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ t͡ɕəβe pərt͡ɕəm t͡ɕyŋgen nalən {sentence} the chicken pecked at seeds
// t͡ɕyŋgen pətarem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ pakt͡ɕaʃte t͡ɕəβe kijarəm t͡ɕyŋgen pətaren {sentence} the chicken pecked at all the cucumbers in the garden
♢ t͡ɕəβat t͡ɕyŋgen ok pətare {sentence} (s)he's rolling in money, (s)he's made of money
