Mari-English Dictionary

løt͡ɕe•m

1. to swell, to swell up

♢ ka•rme pu•rlmo βer løt͡ɕe•n {sentence} the part stung by the fly swelled

♢ jole•m løt͡ɕa• {sentence} my feet are swelling up

♢ ʃy•rgəʒø løt͡ɕa• {sentence} his/her face is swelling up

♦ ko•jən løt͡ɕe•m {verb II} to swell visibly

♦ βaʃke• løt͡ɕe•m {verb II} to swell rapidly

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

♢ məj paʃa•m əʃte•m, a təj løt͡ɕe•t {sentence} I work, but you live off me

~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~

// løt͡ɕe•n ʃint͡ɕa•m {verb I} {perfective} (see above)

♢ purla• jol ʃo•kʃo go•dəm ere• løt͡ɕe•n ʃint͡ɕe•ʃ {sentence} my right leg always swells up in hot weather

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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