kerʒaltam
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to grasp, to seize, to hold on to, to take hold of
♦ ukʃəʃko kerʒaltam {verb I} to hold on to a twig
♦ ʃyjəʃkø kerʒaltam {verb I} to hug somebody
2. to throw oneself at, to pounce on, to attack, to assault
♦ ʃiʒtarəde kerʒaltam {verb I} to attack unexpectedly
♦ iktaʒ-køn ymbake kerʒaltam {verb I} to attack somebody
3. to hang, to hang down, to droop
♢ βydput͡ɕ gət͡ɕ ij kerʒaltən {sentence} icicles hung on the gutter
♦ kerʒalt kolem {verb II} {set phrase} to hang oneself to death, to commit suicide by hanging; {set phrase} to be hanged to death
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// kerʒalt koʃtam {verb I} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ izi jot͡ɕa aβaʒ dek kerʒalt koʃteʃ {sentence} the little child clutches at its mother
// kerʒalt ʃogem {verb II} {imperfective} (see above)
♢ kyrka t͡ɕəlaʃt dek kerʒalt ʃoga {sentence} the turkey attacks everyone
