keržalta•m
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to grasp, to seize, to hold on to, to take hold of
♦ u•kšə̑ško keržalta•m {verb I} to hold on to a twig
♦ šü•jə̑škö keržalta•m {verb I} to hug somebody
2. to throw oneself at, to pounce on, to attack, to assault
♦ šižtarə̑de• keržalta•m {verb I} to attack unexpectedly
♦ ikta•ž-kön ümba•ke keržalta•m {verb I} to attack somebody
3. to hang, to hang down, to droop
♢ βüdpu•č́ gə̑č́ ij kerža•ltə̑n {sentence} icicles hung on the gutter
♦ kerža•lt kole•m {verb II} {set phrase} to hang oneself to death, to commit suicide by hanging; {set phrase} to be hanged to death
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// kerža•lt košta•m {verb I} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ izi• joč́a• aβa•ž dek kerža•lt košte•š {sentence} the little child clutches at its mother
// kerža•lt šoge•m {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ kürka• č́ə̑la•št dek kerža•lt šoga• {sentence} the turkey attacks everyone
