шелаш (-ам)
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. {intransitive} to break, to splinter, to split, to crack
♢ янда шелын {sentence} the glass cracked
♢ пу сайын шелеш {sentence} the wood is splitting nicely
♦ вуй шелеш {phrase} his/her head is splitting
♦ мелем шелеш {phrase} I've got heartburn
♦ мокшыжо шелеш {phrase} (s)he's bursting with jealousy, (s)he's green with envy; his/her boasting will do him/her no good
♦ шӱмжӧ шелын {phrase} (s)he was envious
2. to be hurt, to be injured (by an impact)
♢ перыме дене нерем шелын {sentence} my nose was injured by the blow
3. to chop, to split
♦ пум шелаш (-ам) {verb I} to chop wood
♦ оҥам шелаш (-ам) {verb I} {set phrase} to cut a log into boards
♦ тренчам шелаш (-ам) {verb I} to split a shingle
4. {transitive} to separate, to divide
♦ мандариным кокыте шелаш (-ам) {verb I} to divide a tangerine
5. {transitive} to divide, to split up, to break
♦ мландым шелаш (-ам) {verb I} to divide land
♦ тӧр шелаш (-ам) {verb I} to divide into equal parts
6. to hit, to strike, to hurt, to injure
♢ тудын вуйжым кӱ дене шелыныт {sentence} they hit his/her head with a stone
♢ мый тыйым шелам {sentence} I'll hit you
7. {figuratively} to disrupt, to break (silence, darkness)
♦ шыпым шелаш (-ам) {verb I} to break the silence
8. {figuratively} to shoot, to fire
♢ тудо пычал гыч кок гана шелын {sentence} (s)he shot the rifle twice
9. {figuratively} (in combination with веле or гына) to go hard at something, to do something intensely
♢ тудо шелеш веле - кушта {sentence} (s)he's dancing like mad
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// шелын возаш (-ам) {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
♢ ӱстел оҥа шелын возын {sentence} the table board broke
// шелын каяш (-ем) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ пӱкен йол шелын каен {sentence} the leg of the chair broke
// мокш шелын кая {phrase} (s)he's bursting with jealousy, (s)he's green with envy; his/her boasting will do him/her no good
// шелын колташ (-ем) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// тоям шелын колташ (-ем) {verb II} to break a stick in two
// шелын пуаш (-эм) {verb II} {perfective} (see above); {set phrase} to say something forcefully, to insist
// иктаж-мон лийдымыж нерген шелын пуаш (-эм) {verb II} to insist that something did not happen
// шелын пышташ (-ем) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// чырам шелын пышташ (-ем) {verb II} to split a chip
