kelam
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to step, to walk through, to wade through (mud, snow, water, etc.)
♦ pulβuj jotke laβəram kelam {verb I} to step knee-deep into mud
2. to trample down
♦ urʒam kelam {verb I} to trample down rye
♦ ʃurnəm kelam {verb I} to trample down grain
3. to trample on, to step on, to track mud in, to track dirt in
♦ kyβarəm kelam {verb I} to track dirt in onto the floor
4. to get one's feet caught up (animals)
♢ uʃkal βyraŋəm kelən {sentence} the cow got its feet caught up in the tether
~ COPULATIVE CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
/ kelən βont͡ɕem {verb II} {set phrase} to wade across, to wade through, to ford
/ eŋerəm kelən βont͡ɕem {verb II} to wade through a river, to ford a river
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// kelən lektam {verb I} {perfective} (see above); {set phrase} to wade across, to wade through, to ford
♢ pərəs laβəra jolʒo dene muʃmo kyβarəm kelən lekte {sentence} the cat tracked dirt onto the washed floor with its dirty feet
