кержалта•ш (-ам)
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to grasp, to seize, to hold on to, to take hold of
♦ у•кшышко кержалта•ш (-ам) {verb I} to hold on to a twig
♦ шӱ•йышкӧ кержалта•ш (-ам) {verb I} to hug somebody
2. to throw oneself at, to pounce on, to attack, to assault
♦ шижтарыде• кержалта•ш (-ам) {verb I} to attack unexpectedly
♦ икта•ж-кӧн ӱмба•ке кержалта•ш (-ам) {verb I} to attack somebody
3. to hang, to hang down, to droop
♢ вӱдпу•ч гыч ий кержа•лтын {sentence} icicles hung on the gutter
♦ кержа•лт кола•ш (-ем) {verb II} {set phrase} to hang oneself to death, to commit suicide by hanging; {set phrase} to be hanged to death
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// кержа•лт кошта•ш (-ам) {verb I} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ изи• йоча• ава•ж дек кержа•лт коште•ш {sentence} the little child clutches at its mother
// кержа•лт шога•ш (-ем) {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ кӱрка• чыла•шт дек кержа•лт шога• {sentence} the turkey attacks everyone