Mari-English Dictionary

лӧча•ш (-ем)

1. to swell, to swell up

♢ ка•рме пу•рлмо вер лӧче•н {sentence} the part stung by the fly swelled

♢ йоле•м лӧча• {sentence} my feet are swelling up

♢ шӱ•ргыжӧ лӧча• {sentence} his/her face is swelling up

♦ ко•йын лӧча•ш (-ем) {verb II} to swell visibly

♦ вашке• лӧча•ш (-ем) {verb II} to swell rapidly

2. {figuratively} to live off somebody, to live on somebody's expenses

♢ мый паша•м ыште•м, а тый лӧче•т {sentence} I work, but you live off me

~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~

// лӧче•н шинча•ш (-ам) {verb I} {perfective} (see above)

♢ пурла• йол шо•кшо го•дым эре• лӧче•н шинче•ш {sentence} my right leg always swells up in hot weather

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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