kugərte•m
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to make curl up, to twist, to warp
♢ ʃo•lʃo βyde•ʃ ku•məʒəm kugərte•n, mari•j-βlak o•ʒno ty•rlø tə•gəde yzga•r-βla•kəm ə•ʃtələt ulma•ʃ {sentence} by curling birch bark in boiling water, Maris used to make various small utensils
2. to make someone huddle up
♢ jy•ʃtø rβe•zəm kugərta• {sentence} the cold is making the young man huddle up
3. to tuck in (one's legs)
♦ jo•ləm kugərte•m {verb II} to tuck in one's legs
4. to shrug (one's shoulders)
♦ βa•t͡ɕəm kugərte•m {verb II} to shrug one's shoulders
5. to destroy, to ruin, to break somebody's back, to force somebody into submission
♦ tuʃma•nəm kugərte•m {verb II} to destroy an enemy
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// kugərte•n pəʃte•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// tuʃma•nəm kugərte•n pəʃte•m {verb II} to destroy an enemy
// kugərte•n ʃənde•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// ku•məʒ korobka•m kugərte•n ʃənde•m {verb II} to make a box out of birch bar
--"PARENT"--> ku•gər
