karáaṛu leopard; wild beast (in general)

Part of Speech n.masc
Inflection Class a-decl (Obl, pl): karáaṛa
    • leopard; wild beast (in general)
      • Example 551:
        buǰáanu ba na ki nu ga šay karáaṛu ki iṇc̣ ki nu ga číiz thaní.
        buǰ
        understand
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        ba
        top
        na
        neg
        ki
        comp
        nu
        3MSG.prox.nom
        ga
        what
        šay
        thing
        karáṛu
        leopard
        ki
        or
        iṇc̣
        bear
        ki
        or
        nu
        3MSG.prox.nom
        ga
        what
        číiz
        thing
        thaní
        QT
        I couldn't recognize the thing, whether it was a leopard or a bear or something else.
        Source:
        A:HUA038-9
      • Example 1121:
        karáaṛu yhóolu kučúra khóola.
        karáṛu
        leopard
        yhéi
        come
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        kučúru
        dog
        -a
        -pl
        kha
        eat
        -íl
        -pfv
        -a
        -MPL
        A leopard came and ate the dogs.
        Source:
        A:HUA020
      • Example 1122:
        asaám karáaṛa na giróola asaám gookhúr na giróola.
        asaám
        1pl.acc
        karáṛu
        leopard
        -a
        -pl
        na
        neg
        girá
        turn.into
        -íl
        -pfv
        -a
        -MPL
        asaám
        1pl.acc
        gookhúr
        cattle
        na
        neg
        girá
        turn.into
        -íl
        -pfv
        -a
        -MPL
        He [God] didn't create us as leopards [i.e. beasts] or cattle.
        Source:
        A:BHB148

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