Mari-English Dictionary

ńə̑kta•m

1. to skin, to flay

♦ koβa•štə̑m ńə̑kta•m {verb I} to skin

♦ mera•ŋə̑m ńə̑kta•m {verb I} to skin a hare

♦ pi•rə̑m ńə̑kta•m {verb I} to skin a wolf

2. {figuratively} to do something diligently

♢ ńə̑kte•š βe•le, tuneme•š {sentence} (s)he is studying hard

3. {figuratively} to fleece

♦ ka•lə̑kə̑m ńə̑kte•m {verb II} to fleece people

4. {figuratively} to thrash, to flog, to beat up

♦ jü•šə̑m ńə̑kte•m {verb II} to beat a drunken person

5. {figuratively} to fuck

~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~

// ńə̑•ktə̑n nala•m {verb I} {perfective} (see above)

♢ teŋge•č́e tu•də̑m sajə̑na•k ńə̑•ktə̑n na•l'ə̑č́ {sentence} (s)he got nicely beaten up yesterday

// ńə̑•ktə̑n pue•m {verb II} {perfective} (see above)

// šo•rə̑k koβa•štə̑m ńə̑•ktə̑n pue•m {verb II} to skin a sheep

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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