Mari-English Dictionary

1. {transitive} to curl, to make curly

♦ касла•н ӱ•пым кудырта•ш (-ем) {verb II} to curl one's hair for a party

2. {transitive} to spread in puffs, to spread in rings

♢ шо•ҥго тама•кым шупше•ш, ши•кшыжым кудырта• {sentence} an old man is smoking and puffing out the smoke

3. {transitive} to wrinkle, to make wrinkly

♦ саҥга•м кудырта•ш (-ем) {verb II} to knit one's brow

4. {transitive} to ripple, to cause ripples

♢ пи•се марде•ж тепте•ҥызым кудырта• {sentence} the strong wind is rippling the ocean

5. {transitive} to bend, to twist, to twist into a spiral shape

♦ кӱртньыво•штырым кудырта•ш (-ем) {verb II} to twist an iron wire (into a spiral)

6. {transitive} to bend (tree branches, tree tops)

♦ ло•мбо ву•йым кудырта•ш (-ем) {verb II} to bend the top of a bird cherry tree

7. {figuratively} to do something in a complicated or flowery fashion

♦ кудырте•н воза•ш (-ем) {verb II} to write with flourishes; to write a flowery text

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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