Mari-English Dictionary

чӱҥгаш (-ем)

1. to peck, to peck out, to peck at (birds)

♢ чыват чӱҥген ок шукто {sentence} (s)he's rolling in money, (s)he's made of money

♦ пушеҥгым чӱҥгаш (-ем) {verb II} to peck at a tree

♦ пызлыгичкым чӱҥгаш (-ем) {verb II} to peck rowan berries

♦ чӱҥген пушташ (-ам) {verb I} to peck to death

♦ шукшым чӱҥгаш (-ем) {verb II} to peck out worms

♦ шӱльым чӱҥгаш (-ем) {verb II} to peck oats

2. to bite (fish)

♢ кол чӱҥга {sentence} the fish are biting

3. to bite (snakes)

♢ кишке чӱҥга {sentence} the snake bites

4. {figuratively} to gnaw at, to vex, to torment

♢ чонем тургыжмаш чӱҥга {sentence} sorrow is gnawing at my heart

5. {figuratively} to scold, to give a dressing-down, to tell off, to attack severely

♦ чот чӱҥгаш (-ем) {verb II} to scold severely

~ COPULATIVE CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~

/ чӱҥген лукташ (-ам) {verb I} (out)

♢ тудын шинчажым агытан чӱҥген луктын {sentence} the rooster pecked out his/her eye

~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~

// чӱҥген налаш (-ам) {verb I} {perfective} (see above)

♢ чыве пырчым чӱҥген налын {sentence} the chicken pecked at seeds

// чӱҥген пытараш (-ем) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)

♢ пакчаште чыве киярым чӱҥген пытарен {sentence} the chicken pecked at all the cucumbers in the garden

♢ чыват чӱҥген ок пытаре {sentence} (s)he's rolling in money, (s)he's made of money

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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