Mari-English Dictionary

šememde•m

1. to blacken, to make black, to paint black, to dye black

♦ šinč́aβu•nə̑m šememde•m {verb II} to blacken one's brows, to blacken one's eyelashes

2. to make something dirty, to get something dirty, to soil

♢ oš tuβə̑re•tə̑m it šeme•mde {sentence} don't get your white shirt dirty

3. {figuratively} to blacken, to slander, to denigrate, to smear

♢ ik poli•tik βe•sə̑m sajlə̑ma•š deč́ o•nč́ə̑č́ šememde•n {sentence} one politician smeared the other before the election

--"PARENT"--> šemema•m

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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