пураш (-ам)
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to chew, to nibble, to bite, to gnaw at
♦ кӱчым пураш (-ам) {verb I} to chew one's fingernails
♦ кечшудым пураш (-ам) {verb I} to nibble sunflower seeds
♦ кынервуйым пураш (-ам) {verb I} {set phrase} to kick oneself, to eat one's heart out
♦ лышташым пураш (-ам) {verb I} to nibble at leaves
♦ пийла пураш (-ам) {verb I} {set phrase} to quarrel, to fight
♦ пурын пуаш (-эм) {verb II} {set phrase} to spell something out for someone, to spoon-feed something to someone
♦ пӱйым пураш (-ам) {verb I} {set phrase} to grit one's teeth; {set phrase} to hate
♦ пӱйым пурын {adverb} {set phrase} struggling, with a lot of effort, under huge strain
♦ пӱйым пурын кошташ (-ам) {verb I} {set phrase} to harbor a hidden grudge, to nurse a hidden grudge
♦ резинкым пураш (-ам) {verb I} to chew gum
♦ сайын пураш (-ам) {verb I} to chew properly
2. to bite
♢ пий пурын {sentence} the dog bit
♦ ваш-ваш пураш (-ам) {verb I} to bite one another
♦ тӱрвым пураш (-ам) {verb I} to bite one's lips
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// пурын пытараш (-ем) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ пий мечым пурын пытарен {sentence} the dog bit the ball