кукта•ш (-ем)
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. {transitive} to tangle up, to entangle
♢ ит шупшке•дыл, у•ке гын шӱ•ртым кукте•т {sentence} don't pull, you'll get the threads tangled up
2. {transitive} to mix, to mix up, to confuse, to put into disorder
♢ мый шке•мын паша•мын ле•ктышыжым ку•ктышым {sentence} I confused the results of my work
3. {figuratively} to chatter, to gossip, to babble, to mutter
♦ нер йыма•ке кукта•ш (-ем) {verb II} to mutter
4. to mix languages, to speak in a mixture of languages
♦ рушла•-марла• кукта•ш (-ем) {verb II} to speak in a mixture of Russian and Mari
5. {figuratively} to confuse, to throw off, to bewilder
♢ теҥге•чысе уве•р чыла•штым кукте•н {sentence} yesterday's news bewildered everybody
6. {figuratively} to involve, to get involved, to entangle, to get entangled
♢ у•ло е•шым ты паша•шке ку•ктышым {sentence} I got my whole family entangled in this matter
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// кукте•н пытара•ш (-ем) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ шӱ•ртым кукте•н пытарена•т! {sentence} you got the threads completely tangled up!
