куктышта•ш (-ам)
{verb I} {frequentative} [Generate paradigm] 1. to tangle up, to entangle
♦ кандыра•м куктышта•ш (-ам) {verb I} to tangle up ropes
2. to confuse, to try to put someone off the track
♢ мера•ҥ пи•ре деч куктыште•ш {sentence} the hare is trying to put the wolf off its track
3. to talk nonsense, to chatter, to jabber
♦ чыла•шт нерге•н куктышта•ш (-ам) {verb I} to talk nonsense about everyone
4. to mix languages, to speak in a mixture of languages
♦ марла•-рушла• куктышта•ш (-ам) {verb I} to speak a mixture of Mari and Russian
5. to ruin, to spoil, to mangle
♦ икта•ж-кӧн и•лышыжым куктышта•ш (-ам) {verb I} to ruin somebody's life
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// ку•ктышт(ын) пуа•ш (-эм) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// пошкудыла•н у•жмо-ко•лмо нерге•н ку•ктышт пуа•ш (-эм) {verb II} to talk nonsense about what one has seen and heard to a neighbor
// ку•ктышт(ын) пытара•ш (-ем) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// шоныма•шым ку•ктышт пытара•ш (-ем) {verb II} to confuse thoughts
--"PARENT"--> кукта•ш (-ем)
