Mari-English Dictionary

tyknəlam

{verb I} {frequentative} [Generate paradigm]

1. {intransitive} to bump, to hit, to knock

♢ jyʃø jeŋ oʃkəlʃəʒla t͡ɕəla βere tyknəleʃ {sentence} the drunkard is bumping into everything as he walks

2. to stumble, to trip, to catch on

♦ pykenəʃ tyknəlam {verb I} to stumble over a chair

3. to encounter, to have contact with, to meet, to bump into

♦ toʃto paləme-βlak deke tyknəlam {verb I} to bump into old friends

4. {figuratively} to knock on people's doors

♦ poləʃəm jodən tyrlø βere tyknəlam {verb I} to knock on different doors asking for help

~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~

// tyknəl koʃtam {verb I} {imperfective} (see above); to loiter about, to idle, to idle about

// ket͡ɕe mut͡ɕko ɲimom əʃtəde tyknəl koʃtam {verb I} to idle the day away

--"PARENT"--> tyknem

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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