лоҥаш (-ам)
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to winnow
♦ пырчым лоҥаш (-ам) {verb I} to winnow grain
2. to nod, to bend over
♦ вуйым лоҥаш (-ам) {verb I} to nod one's head
♦ уло кап дене лоҥаш (-ам) {verb I} to bend over with one's whole body
3. {transitive} to rock, to swing, to shake
♢ мардеж укшым лоҥеш {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)
♦ геройым лоҥаш (-ам) {verb I} to lift up a hero
5. to pump
♦ бензиным лоҥаш (-ам) {verb I} to pump gas
♦ кужу жап лоҥаш (-ам) {verb I} to pump for a long time
6. {transitive} to go through, to rifle through, to search through
♦ вургемым лоҥаш (-ам) {verb I} to go through one's pockets
♦ книга полкым лоҥаш (-ам) {verb I} to rifle through a book shelf
7. {intransitive} to swing, to rock
♢ шагат йылме лоҥеш {sentence} the clock's pendulum is swinging
♢ аза лоҥеш {sentence} the baby is swinging (e.g., in a dangling cradle)
♦ ӱеш-мӱеш лоҥаш (-ам) {verb I} {set phrase} to live in clover, to live a life of abundance
8. {figuratively} to dance, to sway
♦ сем почеш лоҥаш (-ам) {verb I} to dance to a melody
♦ кашакын лоҥаш (-ам) {verb I} to dance in a group
9. {figuratively} to govern, to dominate, to rule
♢ шӱдыр-влак пӱрымашемым лоҥыч {sentence} the stars governed my fate
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// лоҥын налаш (-ам) {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
// Шернур вел куштымашым лоҥын налаш (-ам) {verb I} to dance a Shernur dance
// лоҥын пуаш (-эм) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ ме туге лоҥын пуэна {sentence} oh how we'll dance
