khooṇṣíi to dig

Part of Speech v.tr
Inflection Class L:e (Prs): khooṇṣáanu, (Pfv): khooṇṣílu, (Cv): khooṇṣí, (Imp): khooṇṣá
    • to dig
      • Example 413:
        čhéeli bi teeṇíi zhaáy khooṇṣí bhešéeni.
        čhéeli
        she.goat
        bi
        SEP
        teeṇíi
        refl
        zhay
        place
        khooṇṣé
        dig
        -í
        -CV
        bheš
        sit.down
        -án
        -prs
        -i
        -f
        Even the goat cleans out [lit. digs] its place before sitting down. [Proverb]
        Source:
        A:NH12:1:101
      • Example 793:
        sum khooṇṣí ba šíiṭi wée de ḍhangóolu.
        sum
        mud
        khooṇṣé
        dig
        -í
        -CV
        ba
        top
        šíiṭi
        inside
        wée
        into
        de
        put
        -í
        -CV
        ḍhangá
        bury
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        It [the bear] took up mud from the ground, covered him [with it], and thus buried him.
        Source:
        A:SHA038e