Mari-English Dictionary

turtəkte•mː

1. to press, to squeeze, to compress

♦ garmo•ɲ po•ʃəm turtəkte•m {verb II} to compress accordion bellows

2. to shrug (one's shoulders)

♦ βa•t͡ɕəm turtəkte•m {verb II} to shrug one's shoulders

3. {transitive} to wrinkle, to knit

♦ ʃint͡ɕaβu•nəm turtəkte•m {verb II} to knit one's brow

4. to shorten, to make shorter

♦ paʃa• ʒa•pəm turtəkte•m {verb II} to shorten work hours

5. to draw in, to pull in, to pull up

♦ ʃy•jəm turtəkte•m {verb II} to draw in one's neck

6. to make crooked

♢ puʎa• parɲa• jə•ʒəŋəm turtəkte•n {sentence} the bullet made my finger joints crooked

7. to gather, to pleat

♦ ju•bkəm turtəkte•m {verb II} to pleat a skirt

8. to weaken, to lower, to reduce

♦ jy•kəm turtəkte•m {verb II} to lower one's voice

9. {figuratively} to restrict, to limit, to curtail

♦ ikta•ʒ-køn paʃa•ʒəm turtəkte•m {verb II} to curtail activities

--"PARENT"--> turta•m

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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