Mari-English Dictionary

пушкыдемда•ш (-ем)

1. {transitive} to soften, to make soft, to make softer

♦ вы•ньыкым пушкыдемда•ш (-ем) {verb II} to soften a sauna whisk (with steam)

♦ о•лымым пушкыдемда•ш (-ем) {verb II} to make straw softer

2. to fluff

♦ кӱ•пчыкым пушкыдемда•ш (-ем) {verb II} to fluff a pillow

3. {transitive} to loosen, to make loose, to make more loose

♦ йыра•ҥым пушкыдемда•ш (-ем) {verb II} to loosen beds

4. {transitive} to weaken, to make weak

♢ тама•кым шупшма•ш шке тазалыке•тым гына• пушкыдемда• {sentence} smoking tobacco will only hurt your health

5. {figuratively} to soften, to make more merciful, to mollify

♦ шы•де е•ҥын чо•нжым пушкыдемда•ш (-ем) {verb II} to soften an angry person's heart

6. {linguistics} to palatalize, to palatalise (ALT)

♦ йӱ•кым пушкыдемда•ш (-ем) {verb II} to palatalize a sound

~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~

// пушкыдемде•н пытара•ш (-ем) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)

// мла•ндым пушкыдемде•н пытара•ш (-ем) {verb II} to loosen soil

// пушкыдемде•н шога•ш (-ем) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)

// йыра•ҥым пушкыдемде•н шога•ш (-ем) {verb II} to loosen a patch

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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