лоҥа•ш (-ам)
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to winnow
♦ пы•рчым лоҥа•ш (-ам) {verb I} to winnow grain
2. to nod, to bend over
♦ ву•йым лоҥа•ш (-ам) {verb I} to nod one's head
♦ у•ло кап де•не лоҥа•ш (-ам) {verb I} to bend over with one's whole body
3. {transitive} to rock, to swing, to shake
♢ марде•ж у•кшым лоҥе•ш {sentence} the wind is rocking the branches
4. to lift up, to hoist on one's shoulders, to chair (as mark of esteem or congratulation)
♦ геро•йым лоҥа•ш (-ам) {verb I} to lift up a hero
5. to pump
♦ бензи•ным лоҥа•ш (-ам) {verb I} to pump gas
♦ кужу• жап лоҥа•ш (-ам) {verb I} to pump for a long time
6. {transitive} to go through, to rifle through, to search through
♦ вурге•мым лоҥа•ш (-ам) {verb I} to go through one's pockets
♦ книга• по•лкым лоҥа•ш (-ам) {verb I} to rifle through a book shelf
7. {intransitive} to swing, to rock
♢ шага•т йы•лме лоҥе•ш {sentence} the clock's pendulum is swinging
♢ аза• лоҥе•ш {sentence} the baby is swinging (e.g., in a dangling cradle)
♦ ӱе•ш-мӱе•ш лоҥа•ш (-ам) {verb I} {set phrase} to live in clover, to live a life of abundance
8. {figuratively} to dance, to sway
♦ сем поче•ш лоҥа•ш (-ам) {verb I} to dance to a melody
♦ каша•кын лоҥа•ш (-ам) {verb I} to dance in a group
9. {figuratively} to govern, to dominate, to rule
♢ шӱ•дыр-влак пӱрымаше•мым ло•ҥыч {sentence} the stars governed my fate
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// ло•ҥын нала•ш (-ам) {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
// Шерну•р вел куштыма•шым ло•ҥын нала•ш (-ам) {verb I} to dance a Shernur dance
// ло•ҥын пуа•ш (-эм) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ ме туге• ло•ҥын пуэна• {sentence} oh how we'll dance
