ašnem
{verb II} [Generate paradigm] 1. to keep (animals)
♦ βol'ə̑kə̑m ašnem {verb II} to keep cattle
2. to look after, to nurse, to tend to, to care for, to raise
♦ ašnaš nalam {verb I} to take into care, to adopt
♦ ašnaš nalme {noun} foster child, adopted child
♦ ašnaš nalše aβa {noun} foster mother
♦ ašnaš puem {verb II} to put into foster care
♦ ikšə̑βə̑m ašnem {verb II} to raise a child
3. to keep, to preserve (in one's heart, in one's memory), to remember
♦ joltaš nergen poro šonə̑mašə̑m šümə̑štö ašnem {verb II} to preserve good thoughts about a friend in one's heart
4. {figuratively} to feed, to keep alive
♢ meraŋə̑m šeŋgel jolžo ašna {sentence} a rabbit's hind legs keep it alive
