куптырга•ш (-ем)
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to wrinkle, to get wrinkly
♢ паре•ҥге куптырга• {sentence} the potato is getting wrinkly
♦ чот куптырга•ш (-ем) {verb II} to get very wrinkly
♦ куптырга•ш тӱҥа•лше чури•й {noun} face that has started getting wrinkly
2. {intransitive} to wrinkle (face, e.g., due to discontent)
♦ кенета• куптырга•ш (-ем) {verb II} to wrinkle all of the sudden
♦ ко•йын куптырга•ш (-ем) {verb II} to wrinkle noticeably
3. to crumple, to become crumpled
♢ кага•з куптырга• {sentence} the paper is becoming crumpled
♢ ту•выр мате•рийже пеш мото•р, но вашке• куптырге•н {sentence} the shirt's fabric is quite beautiful, but it crumples very quickly
4. {figuratively} to curl up, to draw oneself together
♦ куптырга•ш да кола•ш (-ем)-(-ем) {verb II – verb II} to curl up and die
5. {figuratively} to squeeze oneself in (e.g., next to someone)
♦ икта•ж-кӧн вокте•ке куптырга•ш (-ем) {verb II} to squeeze onself in next to somebody
6. {figuratively} to become thin, to become weak, to become emaciated, to become wrinkled
♦ ойгыла•н кӧра• куптырга•ш (-ем) {verb II} to grow thin due to grief
7. {figuratively} to break off, to stop developing
♢ пырля• паша• куптырге•н {sentence} the collaboration broke off
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// куптырге•н воза•ш (-ам) {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ йо•гышо олма• куптырге•н во•зын {sentence} the apples that fell off the tree bacame wrinkled
// куптырге•н пыта•ш (-ем) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ коваште•м чыла• куптырге•н пыте•н {sentence} my skin got all wrinkled
--"PARENT"--> ку•птырго
