Common Lexeme

ekraw

Keywords: body parts, animal

Pronunciation (IPA): 'eg.raw 
Part of Speech: term noun verb 
Class: skurun 
Forms: ekraw, ekrawka 
Glosses: mouth (animal), bite 

Description:

The term 'akraw' refers to an animal's mouth. It is used almost exclusively as a noun. It can be used to apply to a human mouth, but to do so is extremely insulting.

As a verb, 'ekraw' is the general word for biting, being a skurun verb with an ergative biter and an absolutive thing bitten. The verb form can refer to an animal or human bite, and is not insulting to refer to a human activity. In the sense of 'a bite', as in pointing out where someone or something has been bitten, this is usually refered to as 'ekrawka'.

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