Mari-English Dictionary

kukte•m

1. {transitive} to tangle up, to entangle

♢ it ʃupʃke•dəl, u•ke gən ʃy•rtəm kukte•t {sentence} don't pull, you'll get the threads tangled up

2. {transitive} to mix, to mix up, to confuse, to put into disorder

♢ məj ʃke•mən paʃa•mən le•ktəʃəʒəm ku•ktəʃəm {sentence} I confused the results of my work

3. {figuratively} to chatter, to gossip, to babble, to mutter

♦ ner jəma•ke kukte•m {verb II} to mutter

4. to mix languages, to speak in a mixture of languages

♦ ruʃla•-marla• kukte•m {verb II} to speak in a mixture of Russian and Mari

5. {figuratively} to confuse, to throw off, to bewilder

♢ teŋge•t͡ɕəse uβe•r t͡ɕəla•ʃtəm kukte•n {sentence} yesterday's news bewildered everybody

6. {figuratively} to involve, to get involved, to entangle, to get entangled

♢ u•lo je•ʃəm tə paʃa•ʃke ku•ktəʃəm {sentence} I got my whole family entangled in this matter

~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~

// kukte•n pətare•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)

♢ ʃy•rtəm kukte•n pətarena•t! {sentence} you got the threads completely tangled up!

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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