Mari-English Dictionary

peŋgədemde•m

1. to compress, to make dense

♦ ro•kəm kid de•ne peŋgədemde•m {verb II} to compress soil with one's hands

2. to fasten, to attach, to fix, to reinforce, to strengthen

♦ me•ŋgəm peŋgədemde•m {verb II} to attach a pole

3. to strengthen, to make stronger

♢ janda•r juʒ taza•ləkəm peŋgədemda• {sentence} clean air is conducive to good health

♦ kapkə•ləm peŋgədemde•m {verb II} to strengthen one's body

♦ lule•gəm peŋgədemde•m {verb II} to strengthen one's skeleton

♦ plotina•m peŋgədemde•m {verb II} to strengthen a dam

♦ pyja•m peŋgədemde•m {verb II} to strengthen a dam

♦ t͡ɕogaʃə•ləm peŋgədemde•m {verb II} to strengthen muscles

4. to fortify

♦ ara•ltəʃəm peŋgədemde•m {verb II} to fortify the defenses

5. to reinforce

♢ komandi•r t͡ɕəla• po•stəm peŋgədemde•n {sentence} the commander reinforced all the posts

6. {figuratively} to establish, to assert, to consolidate

♦ ʃke βla•stʲəm peŋgədemde•m {verb II} to assert one's power, to consolidate one's power

♦ ʃke ozala•nəməm peŋgədemde•m {verb II} to assert one's power, to consolidate one's power

♦ ʃke tørala•nəməm peŋgədemde•m {verb II} to assert one's power, to consolidate one's power

7. to approve, to confirm, to ratify

♦ βujlatəʃəla•n peŋgədemde•m {verb II} to approve someone as head

♦ mi•rnəj dogoβo•rəm peŋgədemde•m {verb II} to ratify a peace treaty

♦ se•sːijəʃte peŋgədemde•m {verb II} to approve in a session

♦ a•kəm peŋgədemde•m {verb II} to fix a price, to peg a price

♦ ikta•ʒ-mom βoze•n peŋgədemde•m {verb II} to confirm something in writing

♦ zakonoproje•ktəm peŋgədemde•m {verb II} to ratify a bill, to ratify a draft

♦ sud punt͡ɕa•ləm peŋgədemde•m {verb II} to uphold a court decision

♦ uβe•rəm peŋgədemde•m {verb II} to confirm a report, to confirm a message

8. {figuratively} to reinforce, to support, to make more significant, to back up, to corroborate, to confirm

♦ ʃoma•kəm paʃa• de•ne peŋgədemde•m {verb II} to back up one's words with deeds

~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~

// peŋgədemde•n tola•m {verb I} {perfective} (see above)

// kə•ləm peŋgədemde•n tola•m {verb I} to intensify a relationship

// peŋgədemde•n ʃənde•m {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)

♢ nu•no ko•ktən tro•sən βes mut͡ɕaʃəʒəma•t peŋgədemde•n ʃə•ndəʃt {sentence} the two of them also reinforced the other end of the cable

--"PARENT"--> peŋgədema•m

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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