kerʒalta•m
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to grasp, to seize, to hold on to, to take hold of
♦ u•kʃəʃko kerʒalta•m {verb I} to hold on to a twig
♦ ʃy•jəʃkø kerʒalta•m {verb I} to hug somebody
2. to throw oneself at, to pounce on, to attack, to assault
♦ ʃiʒtarəde• kerʒalta•m {verb I} to attack unexpectedly
♦ ikta•ʒ-køn ymba•ke kerʒalta•m {verb I} to attack somebody
3. to hang, to hang down, to droop
♢ βydpu•t͡ɕ gət͡ɕ ij kerʒa•ltən {sentence} icicles hung on the gutter
♦ kerʒa•lt kole•m {verb II} {set phrase} to hang oneself to death, to commit suicide by hanging; {set phrase} to be hanged to death
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// kerʒa•lt koʃta•m {verb I} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ izi• jot͡ɕa• aβa•ʒ dek kerʒa•lt koʃte•ʃ {sentence} the little child clutches at its mother
// kerʒa•lt ʃoge•m {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ kyrka• t͡ɕəla•ʃt dek kerʒa•lt ʃoga• {sentence} the turkey attacks everyone
