куктышташ (-ам)
{verb I} {frequentative} [Generate paradigm] 1. to tangle up, to entangle
♦ кандырам куктышташ (-ам) {verb I} to tangle up ropes
2. to confuse, to try to put someone off the track
♢ мераҥ пире деч куктыштеш {sentence} the hare is trying to put the wolf off its track
3. to talk nonsense, to chatter, to jabber
♦ чылашт нерген куктышташ (-ам) {verb I} to talk nonsense about everyone
4. to mix languages, to speak in a mixture of languages
♦ марла-рушла куктышташ (-ам) {verb I} to speak a mixture of Mari and Russian
5. to ruin, to spoil, to mangle
♦ иктаж-кӧн илышыжым куктышташ (-ам) {verb I} to ruin somebody's life
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// куктышт(ын) пуаш (-эм) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// пошкудылан ужмо-колмо нерген куктышт пуаш (-эм) {verb II} to talk nonsense about what one has seen and heard to a neighbor
// куктышт(ын) пытараш (-ем) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// шонымашым куктышт пытараш (-ем) {verb II} to confuse thoughts
--"PARENT"--> кукташ (-ем)
