пура•ш (-ам)
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to chew, to nibble, to bite, to gnaw at
♦ кӱ•чым пура•ш (-ам) {verb I} to chew one's fingernails
♦ кечшу•дым пура•ш (-ам) {verb I} to nibble sunflower seeds
♦ кын'ерву•йым пура•ш (-ам) {verb I} {set phrase} to kick oneself, to eat one's heart out
♦ лышта•шым пура•ш (-ам) {verb I} to nibble at leaves
♦ пийла• пура•ш (-ам) {verb I} {set phrase} to quarrel, to fight
♦ пу•рын пуа•ш (-эм) {verb II} {set phrase} to spell something out for someone, to spoon-feed something to someone
♦ пӱ•йым пура•ш (-ам) {verb I} {set phrase} to grit one's teeth; {set phrase} to hate
♦ пӱ•йым пу•рын {adverb} {set phrase} struggling, with a lot of effort, under huge strain
♦ пӱ•йым пу•рын кошта•ш (-ам) {verb I} {set phrase} to harbor a hidden grudge, to nurse a hidden grudge
♦ рези•нкым пура•ш (-ам) {verb I} to chew gum
♦ са•йын пура•ш (-ам) {verb I} to chew properly
2. to bite
♢ пий пу•рын {sentence} the dog bit
♦ ваш-ваш пура•ш (-ам) {verb I} to bite one another
♦ тӱ•рвым пура•ш (-ам) {verb I} to bite one's lips
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// пу•рын пытара•ш (-ем) {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
♢ пий ме•чым пу•рын пытаре•н {sentence} the dog bit the ball