шела•ш (-ам)
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. {intransitive} to break, to splinter, to split, to crack
♢ янда• ше•лын {sentence} the glass cracked
♢ пу са•йын шеле•ш {sentence} the wood is splitting nicely
♦ вуй шеле•ш {phrase} his/her head is splitting
♦ меле•м шеле•ш {phrase} I've got heartburn
♦ мо•кшыжо шеле•ш {phrase} (s)he's bursting with jealousy, (s)he's green with envy; his/her boasting will do him/her no good
♦ шӱ•мжӧ ше•лын {phrase} (s)he was envious
2. to be hurt, to be injured (by an impact)
♢ пе•рыме де•не нере•м ше•лын {sentence} my nose was injured by the blow
3. to chop, to split
♦ пум шела•ш (-ам) {verb I} to chop wood
♦ оҥа•м шела•ш (-ам) {verb I} {set phrase} to cut a log into boards
♦ тренча•м шела•ш (-ам) {verb I} to split a shingle
4. {transitive} to separate, to divide
♦ мандари•ным кокыте• шела•ш (-ам) {verb I} to divide a tangerine
5. {transitive} to divide, to split up, to break
♦ мла•ндым шела•ш (-ам) {verb I} to divide land
♦ тӧр шела•ш (-ам) {verb I} to divide into equal parts
6. to hit, to strike, to hurt, to injure
♢ ту•дын ву•йжым кӱ де•не ше•лыныт {sentence} they hit his/her head with a stone
♢ мый ты•йым шела•м {sentence} I'll hit you
7. {figuratively} to disrupt, to break (silence, darkness)
♦ шы•пым шела•ш (-ам) {verb I} to break the silence
8. {figuratively} to shoot, to fire
♢ ту•до пыча•л гыч кок гана• ше•лын {sentence} (s)he shot the rifle twice
9. {figuratively} (in combination with веле or гына) to go hard at something, to do something intensely
♢ ту•до шеле•ш ве•ле - кушта• {sentence} (s)he's dancing like mad
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// ше•лын воза•ш (-ам) {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ ӱсте•л оҥа• ше•лын во•зын {sentence} the table board broke
// ше•лын кая•ш (-ем) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ пӱке•н йол ше•лын кае•н {sentence} the leg of the chair broke
// мокш ше•лын кая• {phrase} (s)he's bursting with jealousy, (s)he's green with envy; his/her boasting will do him/her no good
// ше•лын колта•ш (-ем) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// тоя•м ше•лын колта•ш (-ем) {verb II} to break a stick in two
// ше•лын пуа•ш (-эм) {verb II} {perfective} (see above); {set phrase} to say something forcefully, to insist
// икта•ж-мон ли•йдымыж нерге•н ше•лын пуа•ш (-эм) {verb II} to insist that something did not happen
// ше•лын пышта•ш (-ем) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// чыра•м ше•лын пышта•ш (-ем) {verb II} to split a chip
