Mari-English Dictionary

ʃememdem

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

♦ ʃint͡ɕaβunəm ʃememdem {verb II} to blacken one's brows, to blacken one's eyelashes

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

♢ oʃ tuβəretəm it ʃememde {sentence} don't get your white shirt dirty

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

♢ ik politik βesəm sajləmaʃ det͡ɕ ont͡ɕət͡ɕ ʃememden {sentence} one politician smeared the other before the election

--"PARENT"--> ʃememam

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Last update: 10 August 2023

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