čhína to cut, cut off; reduce; make (part. milk products)

Part of Speech v.tr
Inflection Class L:cons (Prs): čhináanu, (Pfv): čhinílu, (Cv): čhiní, (Imp): čhin
    • to cut, cut off; reduce; make (part. milk products)
      • Example 527:
        tíi ǰhandraíi ṣiṣ čhinílu.
        tíi
        3sg.obl
        ǰhanduraá
        snake
        -ii
        -gen
        ṣiṣ
        head
        čhin
        cut
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        He cut off the snake's head.
        Source:
        A:DLX051
      • Example 528:
        las the deesíi tróo zalí c̣hóoṇ čhineeṇḍeéu.
        las
        3sg.dist.acc
        the
        to
        deés
        day
        -ii
        -gen
        tráa
        three
        zal
        time
        -í
        -pl
        c̣háaṇ
        oak
        čhin
        cut
        -eeṇḍeéu
        -OBLG
        It should be fed with oak branches three times a day [lit. oak should be cut down].
        Source:
        A:KEE015
      • Example 529:
        míiša šóong čhinílu.
        méeš
        man
        -a
        -obl
        šáang
        branch
        čhin
        cut
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        The man cut off a branch.
        Source:
        A:DLX052
      • Example 530:
        méeli čhin.
        méeli
        flour.pile
        čhin
        cut
        Cut [the top off] the pile of flour.
        Source:
        A:DHN2644

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