rualam
{verb I} [Generate paradigm] 1. to chop, to hit, to hack, to slash, to hew
♦ kerde dene rualam {verb I} to slash with a sword
2. to drive (e.g., an ax somewhere)
♦ toβarəm ukʃəʃ rualam {verb I} to drive an ax into a branch
3. to fell, to cut down
♦ pajremlan koʒəm rualam {verb I} to cut down a fir tree for a holiday
4. {figuratively} to snap back, to give a sharp reply
♦ joltaʃlan rualam {verb I} to give a sharp reply to a friend
5. to put over a horse's head (shaft bow)
♦ imɲe ymbake pygəm rualam {verb I} to put a shaft bow over a horse's head
~ ASPECTUAL CONVERB CONSTRUCTIONS ~
// rual(ən) koltem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// kombəm rual koltem {verb II} to chop off a goose's head
// rual(ən) kudaltem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// iktaʒ-køn βujʒəm rual kudaltem {verb II} to chop off somebody's head
// rual(ən) nalam {verb I} {perfective} (see above)
// ukʃəm rual nalam {verb I} to cut a branch down
// rual(ən) pəʃtem {verb II} {perfective} (see above); to cut down, to kill (with a sharp instrument)
♢ saltak tuʃmanəm rual pəʃten {sentence} the soldier cut down the enemy
// rual(ən) ʃuem {verb II} {perfective} (see above)
// koʃkəʃo ukʃəm rual ʃuem {verb II} to cut down a dried branch
// koʃkəʃo ukʃəm rual ʃəndem {verb II} to cut down a dried branch
// toβarəm pərɲaʃ rual ʃəndem {verb II} to drive an ax into a log
--"PARENT"--> ruem
