jyam
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to drink
♦ jyaʃ jørəʃø {adjective} drinkable, potable
♢ jymem ʃueʃ {sentence} I'm thirsty
♦ βydəm jyam {verb I} to drink water
♦ jymø ʃumaʃ {noun} thirst
♦ t͡ɕajəm jyam {verb I} to drink tea
2. to drink to
♦ iktaʒ-køn tazaləkʃe βert͡ɕ jyam {verb I} to drink to someone's health
3. to drink, to consume alcohol
♦ ik t͡ɕarkam jyam {verb I} to drink a shot
♦ jyaʃ tyŋalam {verb I} to start drinking
♦ ruʃtmeʃke jyam {verb I} to get drunk
♦ ʃaltak jyam {verb I} to down a drink
4. to drink in, to absorb a fluid
♢ tide kuʃkəl ʃuko βydəm jyeʃ {sentence} this plant needs a lot of water
5. {figuratively} to agree to marry (woman)
♢ məj lu ij ont͡ɕət͡ɕak jyənam {sentence} I agreed to marry my husband ten years ago
6. {figuratively} to ingest, to inhale, to breathe in
♦ purakəm jyam {verb I} to inhale dust
7. {figuratively} to consume, to use up, to go through
♦ jeʃən oksaʒəm pisən jyam {verb I} to go through one's family's money quickly
8. {figuratively} to celebrate (a day, a celebration)
♦ jyaʃ koʃtam {verb I} {set phrase} to visit someone for a holiday
♦ pogonəʃto jeʃartəʃ ʃydərəm jyam {verb I} to celebrate a new star on one's shoulder (i.e., when being promoted in military, police)
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// jyən kijem {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ paʃam ok əʃte, jyən βele kija {sentence} (s)he doesn't work, (s)he just drinks
// jyən koltem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// ojgo dene jyən koltem {verb II} to drown one's sorrows
// jyən koʃtam {verb I} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ jot͡ɕa ʃot͡ɕmeke, at͡ɕaʒe ala-məɲar ket͡ɕe kuanəməʒ dene jyən koʃtən {sentence} in his joy after the birth of his child, the father drank for several days in celebration
// jyən pətarem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// t͡ɕarkam jyən pətarem {verb II} to empty one's glass
// jyən temam {verb I} {perfective} (see above); to quench one's thirst
♢ ʃokʃo ket͡ɕəʃte kβas dene gəna jyən temam {sentence} only kvass will quench my thirst on a hot day
// jyən ʃəndem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// pajreməʃte t͡ɕotak jyən ʃəndem {verb II} to drink heavily at a celebration
