Mari-English Dictionary

тушкалташ (-ем)

{verb II} {momentary} [Generate paradigm]

1. to dip (something in something)

♦ перам чернилаш тушкалташ (-ем) {verb II} to dip a pen into ink

♦ ӱйыш тушкалташ (-ем) {verb II} to dip in butter

♦ чияш тушкалташ (-ем) {verb II} to dip in paint

2. to push, to poke, to stick, to shove

♦ коҥгашке пум тушкалташ (-ем) {verb II} to stick firewood into a stove

♦ тушкалтен кучыкташ (-ем) {verb II} to stick something in somebody's hands

3. to touch, to put

♢ книгашке парням тушкалташ огеш лий {sentence} one should not touch the books with one's fingers

♦ йӱштӧ кидым шӱргышкӧ тушкалташ (-ем) {verb II} to put a cold hand to someone's face, to touch someone's face with a cold hand

4. to put (something close to something)

♦ пашалан кидымат тушкалташ огыл {verb II – negative} {set phrase} not to lift a finger, not to do a thing

♦ пашашке кидымат тушкалташ огыл {verb II – negative} {set phrase} not to lift a finger, not to do a thing

5. to fix, to direct (one's eyes)

♦ иктаж-кӧ ӱмбаке шинчам тушкалташ (-ем) {verb II} to fix one's gaze on someone

6. to slip in, to put (words, jokes, questions)

♢ Таня мылам вучыдымо йодышым тушкалтыш {sentence} Tanya put an unexpected question to me

7. to slip somebody something, to give something to someone in secret

♢ кӧ тудлан тиде серышым тушкалтен? {sentence} who slipped this letter to him/her?

8. to mete out, to deal, to give (e.g., a reprimand)

♦ выговорым тушкалташ (-ем) {verb II} to mete out a reprimand

9. {figuratively} to give, to award (e.g., a title)

♦ мыскылтыш лӱмым тушкалташ (-ем) {verb II} to give someone an insulting nickname

10. {figuratively} to get someone in somewhere (e.g., at university)

♦ шке ӱдырым университетыш тушкалташ (-ем) {verb II} to get one's daughter into a university

11. {figuratively} to bribe, to give a bribe, to give something as a bribe

♦ иктаж-кӧлан оксам тушкалташ (-ем) {verb II} to give someone a bribe

~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~

// тушкалтен кодаш (-ем) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)

// меҥгыш уверым тушкалтен кодаш (-ем) {verb II} to attach a notice to a pole

// тушкалтен пуаш (-эм) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)

♢ йочалан игылтыш лӱмым тушкалтен пуэныт {sentence} the child was given a nasty nickname

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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